Tennis-Emotional Gauff blames switch from clay to grass for Wimbledon defeat


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 02 Jul 2025

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 1, 2025 Coco Gauff of the U.S. leaves the court dejected after losing her first round match against Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

LONDON (Reuters) -A tearful Coco Gauff said she had not coped well with the switch from Paris clay to Wimbledon grass after she was dumped out of the championships in the first round on Tuesday.

The French Open champion looked uncomfortable under the roof on Court One and failed to find any serving rhythm as she succumbed 7-6(3) 6-1 to Ukrainian world number 42 Dayana Yastremska.

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