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The defeat was a big blow to her preparations
for the Aug. 26-Sept. 8 U.S. Open, where she will bid to retain
her trophy.
"I feel like I have to work on consistency, overall," Gauff, who
will drop one spot to world number three next week, told the WTA
Tour after declining a press conference.
"I'll probably go home and try to reset," she said.
"Obviously, I have a lot coming up soon with the U.S. Open, so I
think just trying to reset and be ready for that."
Gauff made 50 unforced errors in the match, including nine
double faults, and said it was far from her best performance.
"I made a lot of errors, especially when I was up 4-2 (in the
third set). I think most of the points she won were off my
errors," Gauff said.
"She's always a tricky opponent to play. She mixes up the ball,
has drop shots, slices. She's someone that makes you earn the
match."
Gauff was not the only big name going out, as Putintseva's
compatriot and fourth seed Elena Rybakina crashed to a 3-6
7-6(3) 6-4 defeat by former U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez
after squandering two match points.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonali
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