Gauff: "It's more of a mental issue, I don't want to lose games like that ever again"

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Coco Gauff is eliminated from the US Open 2024 where she was defending champion, falling in the round of 16 against the formidable Emma Navarro. Ranked number 3 in the world, Gauff arrived in New York with high expectations but bids farewell earlier than expected, with many areas needing improvement to stay at the top. Just minutes after her defeat, Gauff faced the press conference to reflect on her feelings following the negative outcome.

Serving Troubles

"I fought very hard today. Overall, I think I played at a good level, I just didn't take care of my serve, and that was the major difference. I tend to fall a lot on the left side of my serve, and it's something I'm aware of, but it's hard in the moment to try not to do it," confesses the American, who had actually worked on her serving after winning her previous match but couldn't see the improvement on the court today.

"I definitely want to get other opinions... and I also think it's sometimes more of an emotional, mental matter because if I go out to the practice court right now, I would hit like 30 serves in a row. I've done it before. It's also a mental hurdle that I have to overcome when it comes to that. I want to look at other things because I don't want to lose matches like this ever again."

Leaving US Open 2024 with any Regrets?

"Mentally and emotionally, I gave it my all. Of course, there were execution things where I said to myself, I wish I could serve better. I think if I had, the match would have been different for me. Emma played really well. She was very aggressive with my second serve, so she put more pressure on my service and was solid from the baseline. I expected that. Emotionally, I have no regrets, but obviously, I'd like to execute things better."

A Matter of Perspective

"It's not the summer I wanted. There are like 70 players in the draw who would love to have the summer I've had, even if it's probably the worst one I've had this time of year. So many people want to be in the fourth round. So many people want to reach the Olympics. So many people want to be a flagbearer. It's perspective. Because I want to reach a different level, it's disappointing, but I'm not going to beat myself up and say this has been really bad. I expected to do better, but in the end, it happened, and I know I can turn it around."

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