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American Coco Gauff ousted in the opening round at Wimbledon in a
shocking upset
By David Close, CNN
Updated:
5:56 PM EDT, Tue July 1, 2025
Source: CNN
No. 2 seed was shockingly upset at the 2025 on Tuesday as Ukrainian
Dayana Yastremska defeated the Roland Garros champion 7-6(3), 6-1.
The world No. 42 was in control throughout the first set tiebreak and
appeared very comfortable against Gauff, who typically dominates
opponents in the early rounds.
The two-time grand slam winner appeared tight and unusually
conservative with her strong forehand and serving, which let her down
on Court No. 1. She double-faulted nine times in the match. The
Ukrainian stroked 16 winners compared to just six from the American.
On match point, Yastremska’s deep forehand forced Gauff into an
unforced error, to which the 25-year-old let out a victorious primal
scream.
The pair embraced at the net with Gauff quickly gathering her rackets
while waving to the crowd as she walked off the court. Yastremska
basked in the upset victory – the biggest win of her career.
Gauff’s loss, along with Jessica Pegula’s defeat, marked the first
time in women’s major history in the Open Era that two of the top
three seeds lost in the first round.
Gauff has never advanced past the fourth round at Wimbledon and got
emotional during the post-match press conference.
“I don’t really like losing,” the 21-year-old said with tears in
her eyes. “I just feel a little bit disappointed in how I showed up
today. I felt like I could have been a little bit better.”
After the victory, the Ukrainian star, who reached the 2024 Australian
Open semifinal, acknowledged that she brought the heat to the All
England Club.
“I was really on fire. I even have fire on my nails,” she said
while holding up her fingers for the crowd and cameras to see.
Yastremska said playing Gauff is always special and was thankful for
the support.
“These courts are made for the greatest players, so I’m very
grateful to be on this court,” she said while the crowd clapped.
“I’m actually enjoying really a lot being on the court and I love
playing on grass. I feel that this year we are kind of friends,” she
said with a smile.
“I hope that the road will continue for me here.”
Gauff, who has now lost in the first round at Wimbledon two of the last
three years, noted this was her first experience managing preparation
and schedule after winning the French Open just over three weeks ago.
“I felt like mentally I was a little bit overwhelmed with everything
that came afterwards,” she said after the upset loss.
“So, I didn’t feel like I had that enough time to do, I guess,
celebrate and then also get back into it. But it’s the first time of
this experience of coming off a win and having to play Wimbledon and I
definitely learned a lot of what I would and would not do again.”
Gauff also gave credit to Yastremska’s performance.
“She played great. I mean, I saw the draw and knew it would be a
tough match for me,” she said.
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