July 3, 2025
She misplaced the match to an unseeded participant, Dayana Yastremska, 7-6 (3), 6-1.
After successful her final event and rising as much as change into the No. 2-ranked tennis participant, Coco Gauff obtained bumped from Wimbledon within the first spherical.
In keeping with NBC Sports activities, Gauff was upset with the loss, but it surely received’t cease her from her objectives as she intends to “reset.” Her loss comes lower than a month after she received the French Open on June 7, besting No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka. With the victory, Gauff turned the primary American lady in over 10 years to win the event, since Serena Williams did it in 2014.
The expectation was excessive for Gauff to do higher, however she has historically finished higher on a clay tennis courtroom than on grass. The floor for the French Open was clay, whereas Wimbledon is on grass.
She misplaced to an unseeded participant, Dayana Yastremska, 7-6 (3), 6-1.
After dropping the tennis match, Gauff stated, “I undoubtedly was struggling within the locker room. I don’t like dropping. The principle factor I’m positive my staff and everybody goes to inform me (is): ‘You probably did properly at Roland-Garros. Don’t be so upset.’ Issues like that.”
The All England Membership has not been good to Gauff. That is the second time in three years that she has misplaced within the first spherical. At each main event she’s been concerned in, she has no less than made it to the semifinals, but at All England, she’s by no means made it previous the fourth spherical.
However she is taking the loss in stride and guarantees to get again on monitor. Gauff said that she’s not going to dwell on the loss however that dropping “isn’t the worst factor” to occur as she will be able to now refocus again to her earlier successful methods.
“I imply, clearly, I’m not going to dwell on this too lengthy, as a result of I wish to do properly on the U.S. Open. Possibly dropping right here (within the) first spherical isn’t the worst factor on the earth,” she stated, “as a result of I’ve time to reset.”
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