Wimbledon shocker! Coco Gauff crashes out in the first round
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Miguel Solomons
Dailysports's expert
In the second round of the legendary Wimbledon tournament, world No.2 Coco Gauff faced off against world No.42 Dayana Yastremska. The match turned into a true sensation.
Details: In the opening set, the Ukrainian led 5-2, but the American managed to fight back and pushed the set to a tiebreak. However, Yastremska still took the set—7-6 (7-3)—and went up 1-0 in the match.
The second set was even smoother for the Ukrainian. She simply overwhelmed her opponent. Dayana dispatched Gauff in just 26 minutes, taking the set 6-1.
As a result, the world No.2 makes a sensational exit from Wimbledon in the very first round of the prestigious tennis tournament. As for Yastremska, she will face Anastasia Zakharova (No.95) in the second round.