Coco Gauff vomited on court at the Madrid Open but avoided the same fate as Iga Swiatek.

Swiatek revealed on Saturday that a stomach virus was going round the locker room in the Spanish capital after withdrawing during the third set of her third-round clash with Ann Li.

Gauff looked to be heading the same way at a set and a break down to Romania’s Sorana Cirstea and she had to dash to the side of the court to be sick during the second set.

The third seed called a medical timeout but managed to turn the contest around to win 4-6 7-5 6-1.

“I don’t know how I got it done,” Gauff told Sky Sports. “Just dealing with a lot of trying to keep my food down. But once I threw up – and I was able to throw up after the first set – I felt a bit better.

“It was just a tough match. I think I got the Madrid stomach virus that’s going around. I’m usually someone who doesn’t get sick.…