Coco Gauff's confession about her defeat at Wimbledon: "I turned off my phone and connected with nature"

Carlos Navarro | 7 Aug 2025 | 23.56

Coco Gauff. Source: Getty

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Coco Gauff arrives at WTA Cincinnati 2025 eager to regain her best form. After being crushed in Canada by the young Victoria Mboko, some might think she had plenty of time to rest before this event, but the reality is that the American conquered the doubles title (alongside McCartney Kessler). With little time to travel to Ohio, in a press conference, she confessed that she has not yet trained at the tournament facilities, explained her frantic journey to arrive on time at the American tournament, and also made a curious revelation about what happened after her defeat in her debut at Wimbledon.

- The ordeal to get to Cincinnati after winning doubles in Canada... yesterday!

"I arrived here at 12:30 noon and came straight to press. Yesterday I left the facilities in Montreal around 5:30 in the afternoon, and by 8:00 I was already on a flight. I am fortunate to be able to afford this economically because it is not common for all players. There are no direct flights from Montreal, so it's tough. Well, there's one at 6 in the evening every day, but if you play at 3, it's impossible to make it!"

In Montreal, I didn't do well in singles, so I don't feel so tired. I am curious to see how those players who have reached far in Montreal do here because the tournaments overlap. Having both tournaments coincide is tough for all players, especially if you look at the doubles. I won the title, but I think, 'Should I play doubles next year or not?' I lobbied hard for the final to be played on Wednesday (and not Thursday), and I'm happy the tournament accepted, but it doesn't mean it will always happen.

I think two-week tournaments are very tough. They don't pose as much of a problem for me as for others, but when they overlap, due to a change in conditions, they become really tough. I haven't trained here yet, and I know from past editions that the conditions are very different from those in Canada."

- Disappointment after losing in her Wimbledon debut... and a curious confession following her defeat

"I'm someone who goes full throttle, so I was very disappointed after that match. I told my parents that tennis is tough because you can experience an incredible high and then feel completely empty two weeks later. After the defeat, I turned off my phone and spent three days at the Florida springs, just to connect with nature and reset completely.

Now I feel like I'm in a car race game, and you have the Nitro button at your disposal. That's how I feel. This is the time of year when I want to give it my all. Not necessarily because I'm American, although of course, that's a factor: it's the last Slam of the year, the final big moments. Everyone's focus is on the US Open. I feel like I'm going to hit the nitro button and give it my all. It's the time of year when you're on the track and you think, 'I'm literally going to give everything.' If there's a tournament I have to push myself to win, it's this one, and I will."

- Cincinnati, the perfect springboard to win the US Open... something that happened in 2023, which she also talked about

"That tournament reaffirmed my belief that I could win a Grand Slam. I never imagined that it would happen shortly after, I didn't think about it when I won. I thought it would happen at some point, but I had been seeking that major title for a while. I was 19, had been on the circuit for a while, and people already had expectations. It meant a lot, in addition, due to the way I won that tournament: I defeated Iga, whom I had never beaten before, and then Muchova, who was playing great. I felt it was a statement victory, something that made me believe I could beat the best."

- Perspective and maturity despite her young age

"I feel I've grown a lot, but in a way, I'm still the same. It seems like I've been here for a long time; sometimes I have to remember my age because I often want things to happen now, now, now; then I look at my rivals and the success they have in the maturity of their careers, and I see that they are at a much later stage than I am. I try to remember that, although on the other hand, I'd like to achieve the maximum as soon as I can, of course."

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