COCO Gauff suffered a devastating loss in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday.
Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska took down the No. 2 seed Gauff in two sets to win the match.
Gauff was expected to have momentum coming off her second Grand Slam title at Roland Garros last month.
However, she instead put on a horrid showing with 29 unforced errors against Yastremska.
Gauff produced nine double faults before falling to her unseeded opponent 7-6(3), 6-1.
“I’m trying to be positive,” Gauff said.
“After the match I was definitely struggling in the locker room.
“I don’t like losing, and I think for me the main thing I’m sure my team and everyone is going to tell me is ‘you did well at Roland Garros don’t be so upset’ and things like that.”
While Gauff tried to stay positive, she couldn’t help but express frustration over how she performed.
“I just feel a little disappointed in how I showed up today,” she said.
“I feel like I could have been a little bit better in those tough tiebreaker moments.
“Especially after Roland Garros when I felt like I learned a lot in those tiebreakers.”
Gauff is hoping to get over her loss quickly so she can better perform at the upcoming US Open.
“So yea obviously I’m not going to dwell on this too long because I want to do well at US Open and maybe losing here in the first round isn’t the worst thing because of that,” she said.
“But yea, it definitely sucks.”
Gauff admitted to being overwhelmed by celebrating her Roland Garros win and training for Wimbledon at the same time.
“I feel like mentally I was little bit overwhelmed with everything that came afterwards, so I didn't feel like I had enough time to do, I guess celebrate and then also get back into it,” she said.
“But it's the first time, in this experience, like coming off a win and having to play at Wimbledon, and I definitely learned about what I would and would not do again.”
Tennis fans have rallied behind Gauff and shared their support for her on social media.
“I don't think I would be as composed as she is after losing a match. But she's always looking ahead as learning something from it,” one fan said.
“It happens to the best of em and you're one of the best of em, Coco,” another fan said.
“Hold your head high Coco, you are a star,” a third fan said.
“Hang in there champ!” a fourth fan said.
“The best is yet to come. Keep your head up,” a fifth fan said.
