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Coco Gauff has been knocked out of Wimbledon in the first round
Coco Gauff’s Wimbledon dreams were cut short in dramatic fashion as the world number two suffered a surprise first-round defeat to Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska on Tuesday.
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The 21-year-old American, who came into the Championships as a genuine title contender following her French Open triumph last month, was visibly emotional after falling 7-6 (7-3), 6-1 on Court One.
What Gauf said
Clearly shaken by the loss, Gauff acknowledged she will need to reassess her approach to grass-court tennis if she hopes to succeed at Wimbledon in the future.
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“I think it’s about making some adjustments in my game. It’s not easy, but I do believe if I can figure it out, I can have success here. I don’t want to count myself out on this surface this early in my career,” Gauff admitted.
Despite a promising clay-court season, including her second career Grand Slam title at Roland Garros, Gauff has struggled to transition smoothly to grass.
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Her serve, usually a weapon, misfired throughout the contest, she hit nine double faults and made 29 unforced errors, compared to only six winners.
Yastremska, ranked 42nd in the world, capitalised on Gauff’s inconsistency, using aggressive shot-making to dictate play and secure one of the biggest wins of her career.
It marked a bitterly disappointing day for Gauff, who had hoped to carry momentum from her Paris win into Wimbledon, the only major where she’s yet to reach a quarter-final.
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The Abuja-based young Tennis star added that she is planning to work hard to get International Tennis Federation (ITF) rankings.
“After Roland Garros, it’s always a bit of a balancing act. You’re either playing a lot and risking fatigue or not playing enough and coming in under-prepared. Maybe I should’ve played a few more matches before coming here,” she explained.
Since her Grand Slam win in Paris, Gauff had only played one competitive match a defeat to China’s Wang Xinyu at the Berlin Open and admitted the short grass-court swing may require her to rethink her scheduling.
“I don’t usually like playing the week before a Slam, but maybe I’ll look at tournaments like Bad Homburg or Eastbourne next time. That turnaround is always tricky, but I’ve got to figure out what works best for me,” she said.
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She added, “This is not the end of the road for me at Wimbledon. It hurts now, but I’ll take the lessons and come back stronger. I really want to do well here.”
The shock exit came amid a wave of early upsets at this year’s Championships, with fellow top-five seeds Jessica Pegula and Zheng Qinwen also crashing out in their opening matches.
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