A teary Coco Gauff will flip to Australian Open doubles motion to assist ease the ache of a shock fourth-round exit by the hands of big-hitting Latvian Jelena Ostapenko.
The American teenager, ranked world No.7, was thought-about among the many favourites to win her maiden grand slam title at Melbourne Park.
Gauff made the ultimate at Roland Garros final yr and the quarter-finals of the US Open.
But she was unable to cease 2017 French Open champion Ostapenko, falling 7-5 6-3 of their Sunday conflict.
Gauff started to tear up when requested to elucidate her frustrations.
“I think it’s because I worked really hard and I felt really good coming into the tournament and I still feel good,” Gauff informed reporters.
“I still feel like I’ve improved a lot.
“But once you play a participant like her and she or he performs very well, it is like there’s nothing you are able to do so it is just a little bit irritating on that half.
“I feel like from the feedback I’ve gotten that she just played really well.
“I used to be trying on the stats, and for essentially the most half I used to be doing fairly good.
“She hit a lot of winners, which not a lot of people can do on me so I think that she did a great job.”
Gauff has teamed with compatriot Jessica Pegula with the pair into the third spherical of the ladies’s doubles.
The 18-year-old mentioned backing up within the doubles would assist her recover from the frustration whereas she additionally hoped to assist Pegula transcend the quarter-finals, which she has reached prior to now two years.
“Bouncing back from a loss is difficult in a grand slam but I’m looking forward to tomorrow,” Gauff mentioned.
“I hope I can help her and I hope that she (Pegula) continues well in the (singles) tournament now that I’m out.
“I hope she wins it – I knew we’d most likely face one another if we each saved profitable so I’m rooting for her all the way in which.”
