{"id":240528,"date":"2026-04-27T02:18:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T02:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/i-didnt-even-eat-the-shrimp-coco-gauff-baffled-by-madrid-open-food-poisoning-after-vomiting-on-court\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T02:18:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T02:18:01","slug":"i-didnt-even-eat-the-shrimp-coco-gauff-baffled-by-madrid-open-food-poisoning-after-vomiting-on-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/i-didnt-even-eat-the-shrimp-coco-gauff-baffled-by-madrid-open-food-poisoning-after-vomiting-on-court\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI didn\u2019t even eat the shrimp\u201d &#8211; Coco Gauff baffled by Madrid Open food poisoning after vomiting on court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5159589\" data-slug-id=\"2773784\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Coco Gauff has expressed her frustration with her health scare at the Madrid Open. The American dealt with a bout of food poisoning and vomiting during her third round clash at the event and she recently spoke out about her experience.<\/p>\n<p>This past week at the Madrid Open has seen several players deal with health issues on the court. Polish star Iga Swiatek, Gauff&#8217;s fellow American Madison Keys, Liudmila Samsonova and ATP player Marin Cilic were forced to retire midway through the tournament due to sickness. Jim Courier hypothesised that the shrimp provided at the event was the culprit behind the barrage of illnesses.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Recently, a TikTok creator added on to Courier\u2019s theory, claiming she was safe from the stomach virus affecting the tennis players as she avoided the shrimp. Dropping by in the comments section of the post, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/coco-gauff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Coco Gauff <\/a>expressed her frustration with her sickness, writing,<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI didn&#8217;t even eat the shrimp so idek what happened to me. \ud83d\ude2d\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite her struggles with her health, Gauff was able to pull through in her round of 32 encounter against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/sorana-cirstea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Sorana Cirstea<\/a>, defeating the Romanian 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.<\/p>\n<h2>Coco Gauff reflects on her gruelling third round win at Madrid Open amid health issues<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><\/noscript><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/41f9a-17772340565400-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/41f9a-17772340565400-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/41f9a-17772340565400-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/41f9a-17772340565400-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/41f9a-17772340565400-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/41f9a-17772340565400-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/41f9a-17772340565400-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/41f9a-17772340565400-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/41f9a-17772340565400-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"Gauff at the Mutua Madrid Open (Image Source: Getty)\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/41f9a-17772340565400-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201279%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Gauff at the Mutua Madrid Open (Image Source: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After her win over Sorana Cirstea at the Madrid Open, Coco Gauff spoke up about the gruelling battle against the 25th seed, saying in her on-court interview,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYeah, I don\u2019t know. Honestly, I was just trying to finish the match and one point turned into another. I think I got what everybody else is having here in Madrid, unfortunately. Just gotta try to push through for tomorrow.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gauff went on to add that she had been keen to avoid a mid-game retirement after having pulled out in her clash against Alexandra Eala at Indian Wells, explaining,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHonestly, I was trying not to throw up on the court. It was a weird, weird feeling today. I don\u2019t know how I got through it. I just pulled out in Indian Wells. I&#8217;m not someone who likes to pull out, so I didn\u2019t want to pull out again today. I\u2019m glad I was able to get through it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Up next, Coco Gauff will now take on Linda Noskova at the Madrid Open. 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