Defending champion Coco Gauff suffered an early exit at this year’s US Open after losing to compatriot Emma Navarro in their fourth round tie.
Navarro beat Gauff two sets to one, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, to progress into the next round.
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Gauff, who bowed out in the third round at the Paris 2024 Olympics, suffered more double-faults, 19, than Navarro who had 14.
“I feel like there’s 70 other players in the draw that would love to have the summer that I had, even though it’s [the] least, probably, [I’ve] done well during this time of the year,” said the No. 3-seeded Gauff, as reported by ESPN.
“So many people want to be in the fourth round. So many people want to make the Olympics. So many people want to be flag bearer. It’s perspective.”
She admitted the encounter with Navarro was tough, noting she would work on her weakness.
“I go down on my left side a lot on my serve, and it’s something I’m aware of, but it’s tough in the moment to, I guess, try not to do it.
“It’s sometimes more of an emotional, mental thing because if I go out on the practice court right now, I would make, like, 30 serves in a row. I’ve done it before.
“I think it’s also just kind of a mental hurdle that I have to get over when it comes.But I definitely want to look at other things, because I don’t want to lose matches like this anymore.“
