While Emma Navarro easily defeated Coco Gauff on Sunday night, 6-4, 6-3, the match didn’t generate much conversation since Gauff got into an argument with her coach Brad Gilbert and her squad.
With a commanding 6-4, 6-3 victory over US Open champion Gauff, who appeared helpless as she begged her box to tell her something, Navarro secured her place in her first-ever Grand Slam quarterfinal.
Given that Gauff was by far the most seasoned player still playing, it has completely opened up the bottom half of the draw.
Gauff put in a double fault and began slinging errors, looking helpless, before breaking again. Her body language was obvious; she waved her arms in disgust at the team after losing 1-4 and shook her head on the way back.
Gauff shouted at her team: “Tell me something. You guys aren’t saying anything.”
Gauff expressed her thoughts after the match and said: “We had a game plan going in. I felt that it wasn’t working. I don’t always ask for advice on the box. Today was one of those rare moments where I felt I didn’t have solutions. I don’t want to say I didn’t have any because I think I’m capable of coming up with some. I think today, mentally, a lot was going on. I felt like I wanted more direction from the box.”
She further said: “It’s happened before. I wouldn’t say it’s happened before with the combination of JC and Brad, but it’s happened before when I felt like I needed more direction. They usually give me something. I felt today that I didn’t think we were all in sync. It’s no one’s fault except myself. I mean, I’m the player out there. I have to make decisions for myself on the court.”
LONDON — Things were not going well for Coco Gauff against Emma Navarro at Centre Court, not well at all, and she kept looking at her guest box for help from her coaches. One, Brad Gilbert, would stand up and gesture, and they would talk back and forth,… https://t.co/uGVmeN4QaS
— Daily Herald (@dailyherald) July 7, 2024
Coco Gauff in 2024
WWLWWLWWWW Currently ranked no.2 (career-high), the American played her last match on the 7th of July when she was defeated by world no.17 Emma Navarro 6-4 6-3 in the 4th round in Wimbledon (draw).
Currently, during this season Coco achieved an overall 35-11 win-loss record. Gauff conquered 1 title in Auckland.
Coco Gauff will come up against the world no.250 Sinja Kraus in the . They have never played each other so far in top competitions.
Gauff clinched 1 title in 2024 in Auckland.
Gauff won 7 titles in her career: 5 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
