‘This Definitely Sucks’: Coco Gauff Didn’t Hide Her Feelings After Wimbledon Heartbreak originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
World No. 2 Coco Gauff has admitted how deeply her first-round Wimbledon exit stung, revealing she was left struggling emotionally after her shocking defeat on Tuesday.
Just weeks after winning her second Grand Slam title at the French Open, Gauff was expected to make a strong run at Wimbledon. Instead, she fell 7-6 (7-3), 6-1 to Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska in a match lasting just 79 minutes.
“After the match, 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. This definitely sucks,” Gauff confessed.
The 21-year-old tennis star could not hide her frustration at how quickly her tournament ended. The loss marks her earliest exit at a Grand Slam since falling in the first round at Wimbledon last year.
From the beginning, Gauff appeared uncomfortable on the grass, committing nine double-faults and racking up 29 unforced errors. Although she showed flashes of her powerful baseline game, it wasn’t enough to stop Yastremska’s relentless hitting.
Grass has long been a surface that challenges Gauff, who has yet to advance beyond the fourth round in six trips to Wimbledon. Though her run to the fourth round as a 15-year-old in 2019 made her a global star, repeating that kind of performance on grass has proved difficult.
“Dayana played great,” Gauff said, giving credit to her opponent. “I felt like I wasn’t playing terribly in some points, and she was hitting winners.”
Gauff shared that coming off her French Open win left her feeling drained, making it hard to transition to grass-court tennis in time for Wimbledon.
“Mentally, I was a bit overwhelmed with everything that came after Roland-Garros. I don’t feel like I had enough time to celebrate and also get back in it,” she explained.
Yastremska, ranked 42nd in the world, expressed admiration for Gauff and her talent but was thrilled with her upset victory.
“Playing against Coco is something special. She’s a great player, a great person,” she said.
While Gauff’s Wimbledon dream is over for this year, she’s determined not to let this loss define her season. With the US Open coming up, the American star will look to reset, train hard and learn from this disappointment.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 3, 2025, where it first appeared.