By \\[Ahmed Elashry], Wimbledon*Coco SME News UK. Gauff\u2019s Wimbledon 2025 campaign ended in heartbreak on Tuesday as the American second seed suffered a shock first-round defeat at the hands of World No. 42 Dayana Yastremska, falling 7-6(3), 6-1 on Centre Court.Just weeks after celebrating her second Grand Slam triumph at Roland Garros, Gauff struggled to find rhythm on the grass, committing nine double faults and surrendering her serve four times in a match that left the 20-year-old visibly emotional.\u201cAfter the match, I definitely was struggling in the locker room,\u201d a tearful Gauff admitted during her post-match press conference. \u201cI don\u2019t like losing. I feel disappointed in how I showed up today. I felt like I could have done better in the tiebreak moments \u2014 especially after learning so much from them at the French Open.\u201dThis marks only the third first-round Grand Slam exit in Gauff\u2019s career and her first since Wimbledon 2023. Despite her early exit, the world No. 2 is choosing to look ahead with optimism.\u201cObviously, I’m not going to dwell on this too long because I want to do well at the US Open,\u201d she said. \u201cMaybe losing in the first round here isn\u2019t the worst thing in the world. It gives me time to reset.\u201dGauff was not alone in her early departure. Fellow third seeds Jessica Pegula and Alexander Zverev also bowed out in the opening round on a day filled with upsets at the All England Club.\u201cI feel like historically, Wimbledon always has so many upsets in the first round,\u201d Gauff said. \u201cYou come off a long clay-court season and have to quickly adjust to grass. It seems like Carlos \\[Alcaraz] and Novak \\[Djokovic] are the only ones who\u2019ve figured it out. The turnaround is so quick \u2014 that\u2019s why this Slam feels the most prone to surprises.\u201dAs the grass-court Grand Slam continues to deliver drama, Gauff’s early exit is a reminder of the unpredictability of Wimbledon \u2014 and of how even the brightest stars can be caught off guard on sport\u2019s most iconic stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By \\[Ahmed Elashry], Wimbledon*Coco SME News UK. Gauff\u2019s Wimbledon 2025 campaign ended in heartbreak on Tuesday as the American second seed suffered a shock first-round defeat at the hands of World No. 42 Dayana Yastremska, falling 7-6(3), 6-1 on Centre Court.Just weeks after celebrating her second Grand Slam triumph at Roland Garros, Gauff struggled to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis"],"yoast_head":"\n