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Distraught Coco Gauff is forced to pull OUT of the Cincinnati Masters after tumbling to the court and injuring her left ankle... with the US Open less than two weeks away! Coco Gauff looked devastated as her Cincinnati Masters was cut short by injury The US star fell to the ground during the opening set of her first-round match Gauff tried to continue but was forced to retire at start of second set Tuesday

By Kate Mcgreavy For Dailymail.Com and Reuters

Published: 00:28 BST, 17 August 2022 | Updated: 00:28 BST, 17 August 2022

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Coco Gauff looked devastated as her Cincinnati Masters journey was brought to an abrupt end by injury.

The world No. 12 suffered a nasty fall during the opening set against the Czech Republic's Marie Bouzkova in the first-round match.

Gauff sustained a left ankle injury and eventually had to retire and withdraw from the tournament.

Coco Gauff looked devastated as her Cincinnati Masters journey was cut short by injury

The world No. 12 suffered a nasty fall during the opening set of first-round match Tuesday

Gauff tumbled to court while hitting a backhand against the Czech Republic's Marie Bouzkova

The 11th-seeded Gauff was leading 5-3 in the first set when she tumbled to the court and injured her lower leg at the Cincinnati-area tournament. She lost the next three games before being examined by a trainer.

Bouzkova then finished off the set and won the opening