Coco Gauff, 21, OUT in first-round in biggest shock at this year’s Wimbledon against Ukraine sensation Dayana Yastremska
Gauff looked out of sorts on No1 Court
Coco Gauff, 21, OUT in first-round in biggest shock at this year’s Wimbledon against Ukraine sensation Dayana Yastremska
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COCO GAUFF saw her Wimbledon dream shattered in just 78 minutes – and admitted she had not got her head around the glory of Paris.
Less than four weeks after her French Open triumph at Roland Garros, Gauff lost her earring, her serve and her All England Club hopes to crash out 7-6 6-1 to Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska.
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Coco Gauff was beaten in round one on No1 CourtCredit: Getty
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Gauff, 21, was sub-par on No1 CourtCredit: Getty
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Dayana Yastremska celebrates her brilliant winCredit: EPA
The Georgia native, 21, pinpointed the mental fatigue of last month’s victory as a major factor in her shock defeat.
But Gauff REFUSED to blame the late swap that saw her rushed into action under the Court One roof rather than, as planned, to be the final match on Centre Court.
Gauff said: “Mentally I was a little bit overwhelmed with everything that came after Paris.
“I didn’t feel I had enough time to celebrate and also get back into it.
“But it’s the first time I’ve had this experience of coming off a win like that and having to play Wimbledon.
“I definitely learned a lot of what I would and would not do again.”
Pressed on what she meant, Gauff, wiping away a few tears, said the focus was on her adjustment from the clay of Paris to the grass of London.
She added: “It’s like finding the solution to the puzzle.
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“I don’t like to play the week before a Slam but here it’s a quick turnaround, so I have to work out whether it’s better to train more and or maybe play one of the grass court tournaments at Bad Homburg or Eastbourne.
“If it comes round again, I’ll approach it differently.
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“But it’s also about changing my playing style a little bit, which is difficult.
“I approach clay and play this one way for six to eight weeks but I have to adjust to grass and by the time I find it, it’s already time to play.
“But I have faith that if I can make these adjustments, I can do well here. I really do want to do well here.
“I’m not someone who wants to write myself off on grass this early in my career, but I definitely need to make changes if I want to be successful here.
“I don’t like losing. I’m disappointed in how I showed up because I could have been a little bit better in those tough tiebreaker moments.
“Maybe losing here in the first round isn’t the worst thing in the world because I have time to reset and I want to do well at the US Open but it definitely sucks.”
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Gauff’s serve was her achilles heel against the big-hitting Yastremska, whom she had beaten on all three previous meetings.
Nine double faults, including two in the first set tie-break, put her back against the wall.
Yastremska said: “Playing Coco is something special but this is the first time I’ve beaten her. I was really on fire. I even have fire on my nails.”
Gauff, though, declined to put the blame on Wimbledon officials for the late court change, even though she revealed she had less than an hour’s notice.
She added: “I was preparing to play a little bit later. I found out about 6.35 that we would not be before 7.30.
“At that point I hadn’t really eaten yet. I was trying to hold off because I thought maybe we were going after Novak (Djokovic).
“But I don’t think it really affected the match today, to be honest.
“I’ve played with quick turnarounds and things like that. I figured we would be moved at some point and definitely don’t think the court change affected the way the match went.
Gauff was one of THREE major women stars to fall on day two, with fellow American and third-ranked Jessica Pegula and Olympic champion and fifth seed Zheng Qinwen also eliminated.
In total, a record 22 seeds have fallen across the two singles tournaments in the opening round.
Gauff, though, said: “Historically Wimbledon always has so many upsets in the first round here. It’s always a topic.
“With most of the seeds going deeper in Roland Garros after a long clay season, then you have to come and try to adjust to grass.
“It’s tricky to get it right. This Slam out of all of them is the most prone to have upsets.
“Carlos (Alcaraz) and Novak are the ones to figure it out but even they had tough first-round matches.
“It’s definitely hard. If you can do this, you’re great. I would love to one day be able to accomplish that. I just want to do well at this tournament one year.”
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