00:00Filipino tennis star Alex Ayala advanced to the round of 16 of the BNP Paribas Open
00:05after defeating world number four Coco Gauff yesterday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
00:11The 20-year-old Filipino star dominated early in the match,
00:15taking the first set 6-2 and leading 2-0 in the second set when Gauff decided to retire
00:21due to an injury after nearly 55 minutes of play.
00:25Early in the opening set, Gauff was already seen in discomfort
00:28and requested a medical timeout to have her left wrist checked before eventually retiring in the second set.
00:35The retirement marks only the second time in Gauff's professional career that she has been forced to withdraw from a
00:42match.
00:42With the win, Ayala avenged her previous loss to Gauff in the quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships two weeks
00:50ago,
00:50leveling their head-to-head record at one win apiece.
00:54In the next round, Ayala will face Sheik tennis player Linda Noshkova,
00:59who recently defeated Sorana Kerstia with a score of 7-6-5, 4-6 and 6-4.
01:06Ayala is currently accompanied in the tournament by one of her coaches from the Rafa Nadal Academy,
01:13Sandro Vianney, while Joan Bosch remains her main coach.
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