Coco Gauff retires injured against Alex Eala at Indian Wells

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Coco Gauff retired injured for just the second time in her career at the BNP Paribas Open, after struggling with an injury to her left arm against Alex Eala in the third round. Gauff received medical treatment toward the end of the first set when down 5-2. A trainer massaged her left shoulder as well as her forearm; in between sets, they applied a compression bandage to Gauff’s left forearm. By that time, Gauff had lost the opening set, and when Eala broke in the second ga