Coco Gauff breaks down in tears as emotional Wimbledon exit finally hits home with tennis star ‘mentally overwhelmed'
Gauff entered Wimbledon coming off a Grand Slam win at Roland Garros, but ended up losing in the first round.
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Coco Gauff has shared she felt mentally overwhelmed ahead of Wimbledon
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Gauff lost in the first round at Wimbledon against Dayana Yastremska
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Gauff was the No. 2 seed at Wimbledon, but was taken out in a stunning defeat to unranked Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska.
In her presser after the match, Gauff shared that she was feeling mentally "overwhelmed" while wiping away tears.
"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."
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Gauff lost to Yastremska in straight sets, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1.
"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 grass this early in my career, but I definitely need to make some changes if I want to be successful," she said.
Gauff has gone as far as the fourth round at Wimbledon, including last year's tournament.
With the US Open approaching soon, Gauff is trying to keep her chin up for the home tournament.
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"I'm trying to be positive," Gauff said.
"After the match I was definitely struggling in the locker room.
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"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."
Despite a positive mindset, Gauff was still incredibly upset about the first-round exit and wiped away tears throughout her presser.
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"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.
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Gauff fought through tears throughout her entire press conference
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"Especially after Roland Garros when I felt like I learned a lot in those tiebreakers.
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"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.
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"But yea, it definitely sucks."
Wimbledon runs through July 13 and the US Open begins on August 24.
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