Teenager Gauff's fairytale in Wimbledon ends

27-year-old world number 7 Halep beats American teenager 6-3, 6-3 to advance to quarterfinals

By Fatih Erel

ISTANBUL (AA) - Fifteen-year-old American Coco Gauff's fairytale run at 2019 Wimbledon was ended Monday by former world number one Simona Halep.

Halep, the 27-year-old world number seven, defeated the American teenager 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals.

Halep will face China's Zhang Shuai in the quarterfinals.

Before playing against Halep in the last 16, Gauff beat Venus Williams, Magdalena Rybarikova, and Polona Hercog.

Top seed Ashleigh Barty was knocked out of Wimbledon after losing against world number 55 Alison Riske.

After beating two-time champion Petra Kvitova, British number one Johanna Konta also reached the quarterfinals.

Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams also reached the quarterfinals after beating Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro.

Third seed Rafael Nadal advanced to the quarterfinals after a victory over Portugal's Joao Sousa.

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