She got a code infraction for ball abuse, swung her racket angrily and raved at herself on a changeover. Absolutely nothing more to state. I believe she perhaps started a bit slower than me, however she was getting much better as the match went on. She was serving better, moving much better.
NEW YORK CITY– The tennis wunderkind of 2019 morphed into a first-round washout on Day 1 of the 2020 U.S. Open on Monday, when 16-year-old Coco Gauff struggled to discover her serve, or the amazing escape abilities that made her famous last year, when she was a mere 15.
Gauff, of Delray Beach, Florida, and ranked No. 51, had actually heralded go to the round of 16 at Wimbledon and the round of 32 in Flushing Meadows last year, and made another Grand Slam round of 16 in Australia in January. However it was an entirely various result in Louis Armstrong Stadium, as Gauff got taken down by No. 45 Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4.
Gauff had 12 double faults in the very first 2 sets, and though she rallied very well to take the 2nd, and combated 3 match points in the 10th game of the 3rd, she wobbled with her net video game and forehand, unable to sustain momentum in a wildly up and down match.
” I still have a lot to discover and a long ways to go,” Gauff stated.
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A huge fan favorite in her quick time in the world tennis orbit, Gauff undoubtedly wouldve had a jam-packed home pulling for her in a regular year, but she declined to use the lack of viewers as a reason. She said she d return to practice to sharpen her game, and talked about just how much she is eagerly anticipating playing doubles with her pal, Caty McNally.
” I believe I compete just as hard with fans or not,” Gauff stated. “I could have played much better today.”
Sevastova, 30, a previous top-15 gamer who made it to the Open semifinals simply two years ago, seemed on the verge of a mental meltdown after a series of errors cost her the second set. She got a code violation for ball abuse, swung her racket madly and raved at herself on a changeover. After the set, she turned to a time-honored method– a potty break– to assist reset herself.
Playing Gauff for the very first time, Sevastova could see what all the fuss has to do with.
Absolutely nothing more to state. I believe she perhaps began a bit slower than me, but she was getting better as the match went on. She was serving much better, moving much better.
