Coco Gauff loses lead, match against Potapova at Miami Open
The HinduCoco Gauff let a big lead slip away and wound up dropping the last five games of a mistake-filled 6-7, 7-5, 6-2 loss to Anastasia Potapova in the third round of the Miami Open. “I think I have to change my mentality in the game about not relying on that too much because I think sometimes I play a little bit too passive because I know I can get to balls.” She heard chants of “Let’s go, Coco!” from spectators at the hard-court tournament as she overcame a 5-2 deficit in the opening set, then erased a pair of set points for Potapova in that tiebreaker. “I was trying to stay cool and just fight for every point and think about the score, especially in the second set.” Gauff briefly went up 2-1 in the deciding set, but would not collect another game. 20 Magda Linette’s 7-6, 2-6, 6-4 victory over three-time Miami Open champion Victoria Azarenka; and 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko’s 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 victory against No.