Coco Gauff falls in US Open title defense, losing in fourth round to Emma Navarro

(CNN) — Coco Gauff will not retain her US Open title as American Emma Navarro advanced past her compatriot in the fourth round, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.It’s Navarro’s second consecutive win against the 20-year-old Gauff, and it comes at the same stage in a grand slam tournament: At Wimbledon in July, Navarro had bested Gauff in the fourth round, 6-4, 6-3.“I lost in the first round the last two years. Now to be making quarterfinals is pretty insane,” Navarro said in her interview on court. “This is the city I was born in and it feels so special to be playing here.“Coco’s an amazing player, and I have a ton of respect for her and I know she’s going to come back here and win this thing again one year.”In the quarterfinals, Navarro, 23, will face another player who was born in New York: No. 26 seed Paula Badosa of Spain, who defeated Wang Yafan 6-1, 6-2 earlier Sunday.Navarro, the No. 13 seed and currently ranked 12th in the world, did what she could to counter Gauff’s power and to direct shots toward Gauff’s forehand – which is not the strongest shot for the world No. 3.Tennis legend Chris Evert, doing...