Coco Gauff pledged to do things differently next time after crashing out of Wimbledon in the first round on Tuesday, just weeks after winning the French Open. The US second seed was beaten 7-6 (7/3), 6-1 by Ukranian world number 42 Da
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Coco Gauff pledged to do things differently next time after crashing out of Wimbledon in the first round on Tuesday, just weeks after winning the French Open.
The US second seed was beaten 7-6 (7/3), 6-1 by Ukranian world number 42 Dayana Yastremska.
Gauff, who has won two majors, was expected to make a strong run at the All England Club after her triumph at Roland Garros in June.
But instead of building on her success on the Paris clay, the 21-year-old endured her earliest Grand Slam exit since another first-round loss at Wimbledon in 2023.
Yastremska powered to victory in 78 minutes, with Gauff joining third seed Jessica Pegula and fifth seed Zheng Qinwen as high-profile departures from the tournament on a day of shocks.
“I feel like mentally I was a little bit overwhelmed with everything that came afterwards (following the French Open triumph), so I didn’t feel like I had enough time to celebrate and also get back into it,” said Gauff.
