Gauff retires with 'scary' injury to send Eala through at Indian Wells

AFP Mon, 9 March 2026 at 4:17 am UTC·3 min read Coco Gauff retired from her third-round match at Indian Wells on Sunday with a "scary" left arm injury that "felt like it was on fire" but was optimistic she could sort out the problem in time to play in Miami. The 21-year-old world number four was trailing Alexandra Eala 6-2, 2-0 when the American called it a day, sending the rising star from the Philippines into the last 16.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement "I felt it, like, the second game of the first...