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Coco Gauff admitted to feeling "frustrated" and "disappointed" after her shock opening-round exit at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships on Monday. That marked the first time the American exited a Grand Slam without a win since the 2022 Australian Open.
Handed a rather tough opener at SW19 against former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin, Gauff lost 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. It marked the first time in four appearances the World No. 7 fell in the first round at Wimbledon.
At her press conference, an emotional Coco Gauff lamented that she felt she had been working hard in practice but evidently not hard enough, going by her result against Kenin.
The teenager acknowledged her shortcomings, admitting that she has to go back to the drawing board and see where she needs to improve.
"It really wants [sic] me to work harder. Right now I'm very frustrated and disappointed. So, yeah, I think it makes me want to work even harder. I feel like I have been working hard, but clearly it's not enough. I have to go back to the drawing board and see where I need to improve and how to do the right drills to do that," Coco Gauff said.
"I mean, I knew it was going to be a tough first round for me. I tried my best, but it wasn't enough. I think I have a lot to work on if I want to improve from this," she added.
"I think I made too many errors on my forehand and backhand today" - Coco Gauff
About the main things she wants to improve based on the loss to Sofia Kenin, Coco Gauff pointed to her service games, remarking that although she's a better server than Kenin, her opponent was more clinical on the night.
The American also highlighted her forehand and lack of aggression during key moments, adding that she made far too many errors on both wings.
"Definitely taking care of my service games. I do think I'm a better server than her, but I think she took care more of the plus-ones and plus-twos a lot better than I did.
"Obviously my forehand. I mean, being more aggressive on those shots. I think I made too many errors on my forehand and backhand today," Coco Gauff said.
With the loss, Gauff could drop out of the top 10 in the WTA standings, despite there being no points to defend at Wimbledon due to last year's ban on Russian and Belarusian players. Kenin, meanwhile, will take on Xinyu Wang in the second round at SW19.
