COCO Gauff slumped to a straight sets defeat to Naomi Osaka in the US Open fourth round.
Osaka took just over an hour to defeat the third seed in New York on Monday.
Coco Gauff suffered a shock defeat on Monday at the US Open[/caption]
The American revealed she broke down after the loss[/caption]
Gauff won the US Open back in 2023 and picked up her second Grand Slam in Paris earlier this year.
However, she has struggled with rhythm since her victory at the French Open.
Speaking after the loss, the 21-year-old said, “I think that [I’m] trying to be more positive.
“After the match, I was really disappointed. Kind of broke down to my team.
“Then, hearing their perspectives and everything, it definitely is a lot of positive things.”
The 2023 champion was in tears on court after a win last week.
She later revealed that she suffered a panic attack.
Gauff had had a tough few weeks leading up to the US Open.
She replaced her coach, Matt Daly, with Gavin MacMillan just days before the tournament, and struggled with her serve in the opening rounds.
Gauff continued, “I think if I kept the way I was going in Cincinnati to here, I would have been out in the first round.
“So I think where my serve started from the start of the tournament to today was a big improvement.
“I feel like now I just have to get everything to work together.”
Gauff seemingly overcame her demons in the third round.
She defeated Magdalena Fręch in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1.
She stated, “Did I feel like I had a lot of confidence after my last match? Yeah, definitely.
Gauff was brushed aside by Naomi Osaka in the fourth round[/caption]
“I think that was a big confidence booster.
“So today feels more disappointing, I think, than maybe it would have felt losing in the first or second round.”
Gauff was broken on her first service game against the Japanese star and lost the first set on a double fault.
She also committed 33 unforced errors.
Despite this, Gauff’s serve was much improved from the earlier rounds, but her five double faults undoubtedly harmed her chances.
Osaka now faces Karolína Muchová in the quarterfinals on September 3.
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