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Coco Gauff lost to Diana Shnaider in the third round of the 2024 Canadian Open on Friday, August 9. Fans have given their opinions, with many praising Shnaider for her first win over a Top 10 player and asking Gauff to consider taking a break from the sport.
Gauff, the top-seeded American at the ongoing Canadian Open, received a bye in the first round and beat Wang Yafan in the second round 6-4, 6-4. Meanwhile, 14th-seed Shnaider got the better of Harriet Dart and Magdalena Frech in her first two rounds, respectively.
The 20-year-old Russian dominated the third-round encounter against the World No. 2 and won 6-4, 6-1 in 70 minutes. Gauff finished with eight double faults and a total of 42 unforced errors in windy conditions.
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The result of the match was posted on Reddit and fans started sharing their reactions.
"Shnaider is developing a reputation as a very consistent player. Always plays at her level or close to it," one fan praised the Russian.
"Absolutely horrendous match from coco, 12 winners to 42 UEs... double faults in almost all of her service games i think..," another fan wrote.
"Is THIS the year when Coco takes time off tour to rebuild her forehand? So many analysts try to spin these losses positively...," a third fan wrote.
Here are some more fan reactions to Coco Gauff's loss.
"An incredibly easy schedule for the first half + consistently beating lower ranked players have kept her rankings up but she needs to figure things out quickly. 3,000 points on the line in the next three weeks," one fan wrote.
"What happened to Coco? This time last year she was unbeatable on hard courts except for losing to Pegula," another fan wrote.
"She needs a break it’s obvious she’s feelin the pressure and just looks miserable. Her US open defence doesn’t look good atm but post should seriously consider time off and reset for the new yr...," yet another fan wrote.
"Sometimes I question whether I should have played or not" - Coco Gauff on playing the Canadian Open after Paris Olympics
In a pre-tournament press conference, Coco Gauff said she had no expectations of winning the Canadian Open and that she was playing the WTA 1000 event to assess her condition ahead of the US Open.
Following her third-round loss at the event, Gauff said in an interview (via WTA Tennis):
"Sometimes I question like whether I should have played or not but at the end of the day, I wanted to test myself and see if I would be able to, how I would do being mentally tired a little bit and physically fatigued. I said going into the tournament I didn't have high expectations, but I wish I could have competed better today, even if it resulted in a loss. I don't think I competed well."
Coco Gauff was one of the few competitors to play in the Canadian Open after competing at the Paris Olympics 2024. Several top players decided to skip the WTA 1000 event and will begin their US Open swing with the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.
