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Eastbourne International: Elina Svitolina and Coco Gauff lose in second round

Second seed Elina Svitolina and Coco Gauff were beaten in the second round of the Eastbourne International.

American Gauff, 17, started strongly against lucky loser Anastasija Sevastova, but was defeated 4-6 7-5 6-2 by the 31-year-old Latvian.

It was a setback for Gauff the week before Wimbledon, where she had a fairytale run to the last 16 in 2019.

There was also disappointment for Canadian third seed Bianca Andreescu, who was beaten 6-3 6-3 by Estonia's Anett Kontaveit.

Another leading player to make an early exit was Swiss sixth seed Belinda Bencic, who was beaten 6-4 6-4 by compatriot Viktorija Golubic.