Newly crowned French Open champion Coco Gauff was stunned on her return to action Thursday, losing to Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu 6-3, 6-3 at the Berlin Open. The second-ranked Gauff, who won at Roland-Garros less than two weeks ago for her second Grand Slam title,

Coco Gauff became the first American to win the French Open women's title since Serena Williams after beating top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in three sets on Saturday. It is her first French Open title and her second major overall.

Gauff won her first Roland Garros title by playing the conditions and the occasion with more evenness than Sabalenka.