Tennis fans recently reacted to Coco Gauff downplaying her defeat to Iga Swiatek in the semifinals of the 2024 Italian Open. This marked the American's 10th defeat against the World No. 1 player.Swiatek defeated Gauff 6-4, 6-3 in one hour and 48 minutes to secure her spot in the final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Rome. This victory extended the Pole's record to 4-0 against Gauff on red clay courts.Following her loss to Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff admitted to experiencing negative emotions but acknowledged the significant progress she had made in her game throughout the tournament. She also expressed confidence in her abilities and suggested that she could have emerged victorious against any other opponent in the semifinal match."Overall I would say from just this match, I feel more negative emotions right now. Like, looking at the whole tournament from where I started to now, I definitely feel like it's major improvement. Against probably anybody else today, I would have won the match," Gauff said during the post-match press-conference.Tennis fans were appalled by the World No. 3's comments downplaying her defeat to Swiatek. They shared their opinions on the same on social media.One fan stated that Coco Gauff must surely be joking by making the remark that she could have defeated anybody else in place of Swiatek."Is she joking??? 😂 forgetting the other big 2… AT LEAST," the fan posted on X (formerly Twitter).Another fan criticized Coco Gauff for always appearing boastful even in defeat. Many fans dismissed the American's claims as delusional, pointing out that other top players like Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina could easily outmatch her on the court."Keep telling yourself that coco, but it is not true. Iga was playing with one eye shut. coco loves to brag on herself even when she loses," a fan posted."She really got used to those super easy draws. Don't think she would have beaten any of the big 3 today," a fan wrote."Coco played well today but [Aryna] Sabalenka sure would have beaten her today as well, and Elena [Rybakina] if she had been healthy…" a fan posted.Many questioned as to who were "gassing up" Coco Gauff into believing that she could have triumphed over any other opponent in place of Iga Swiatek."Who is gassing Coco up . She played well today no doubt but she is not beating Sabalenka , Collins or Rybakina with that display today . She should rest," a fan posted."They're out here gassing up a 6-4 6-3 loss," a fan wrote.Another remarked that Gauff's statements reflected "blindness" and not "confidence.""That's not confidence, that's blindness. She'd not beat anybody else besides Iga at all. Sabalenka would kill her passivity game most of the time, she made Iga look like a basher, 16 winners," a fan posted.Coco Gauff: "It was a tough match, thought that I played well majority of the match"Coco GauffDuring the post-match press conference following her loss to Iga Swiatek in the semifinals of the 2024 Italian Open, Coco Gauff expressed that the match was challenging, but she felt that she performed well for the majority of the game despite the defeat."It was a tough match. I thought that I played well majority of the match. It came down to certain moments. Yeah, she came up clutch. She had a lot of balls on the line, close to the line, which is what she does. It just happened at some tough moments for me," Gauff said.Gauff stated that her intention was to play aggressively and she was happy that she was able to execute this strategy during the match"I wanted to be aggressive, which I felt like I did. I think I missed some balls in some clutch moments. That's what being aggressive is. I think if I continue to play in this way, I will be more consistent in that," she added.Coco Gauff is next scheduled to compete at the 2024 French Open.