The worrying thing Coco Gauff was heard telling her team during shock loss at the China Open
As the top seeds fell in Beijing, it felt more and more likely that Coco Gauff was going to go all the way at the...
During her shocking loss at the China Open, Coco Gauff was overheard making concerning remarks to her team. Top seeds had been falling left and right in Beijing, but Gauff, who had previously won the event in 2024 and reached the semi-finals in her other appearances, was in for a surprise. Despite her strong track record at this tournament, she was unexpectedly eliminated in the Round of 16 by Elise Mertens.
Gauff's mid-match plea to her coaching box revealed her dire state, as she repeatedly expressed her exhaustion and inability to see the ball. The Athletic reported Gauff's words: “I have no energy. I’m trying, I have no energy. I can’t see the ball; I feel like I’m going to pass out. “I’m going to just try to finish the match.” Despite her best efforts, Gauff could not overcome Mertens, marking another high-profile casualty in the already weakened draw of the China Open.
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