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Coco Gauff became the biggest seed to fall across the opening two days of Wimbledon as the American second seed was beaten in straight sets by Dayana Yastremska.
Fresh from her second Grand Slam win at the French Open, Gauff looked a shadow of her best self only a month on from that triumph – her serve, in particular, deserting her as she sent down nine double faults while being broken four times in the 7-6 (7-3) 6-1 defeat.
“I feel like mentally I was a little bit overwhelmed with everything that came after [the French Open],” a tearful Gauff said in her post-match press conference. “I didn’t feel like I had enough time to celebrate and also get back into it.”
She added: “I definitely was struggling in the locker room. I don’t like losing. I just feel a little bit disappointed in how I showed up today.”
Even though Gauff’s big breakthrough came at the All England Club when, just 15 years old in 2019, she beat Venus Williams in her opening match and made it all the way to the fourth round, the grass court tournament has proven to be her least successful major, the only one where she has failed to reach the semi-finals.
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It was admittedly a tough draw for Gauff against the world No 42 from Ukraine, but one she will have still expected to navigate. Instead, the 21-year-old exits a major in the first round for just the third time in her career, and first since 2023, which was also at Wimbledon.
“I think it’s just changing my playing style a little bit, which is difficult,” she said.
“I have faith that if I can make these adjustments, I can do well here. I really do want to do well here.”
In all across the opening two days of Wimbledon, a grand total of 23 seeds – 13 men and 10 women – are already out, tying the most at any Grand Slam tournament since they began seeding 32 players in each singles bracket in 2001.