Vulnerable Coco Gauff Haunted by ‘Negative Emotions’ Following a Disheartening Loss to Iga Swiatek at Italian Open

Iga Swiatek yet again showcased a dominating performance against Coco Gauff in the SF of the 2024 Italian Open. She emphatically defeated the American tennis star by a 6-4,6-3 margin within 1 hour 47 minutes of the match. As things look like at the moment in the women’s tennis world, Coco Gauff needs to climb the Polish heights to witness her dream treasure of multiple Grand Slam titles. Talking about Grand Slam, well we will be shifting our focus to Paris in just a few days. But before that, what does Coco Gauff have to say about this match against Swiatek?

During the post-match interview, she made an interesting revelation. Coco Gauff stated if it was against anyone else, she would have won the SF in Rome. Is she satisfied with her game? “I mean, overall I would say from where I started the tournament to where I finished, it’s definitely overall a positive. The double-faults, they did come just in that one game. Overall, if I’m going 120 on the serves, I have to expect that. But overall I would say from just this match, I feel more negative emotions right now,” Gauff.

She further went on to add, “Like looking at the whole tournament from where I started to now, I definitely feel like it’s a major improvement. Against probably anybody else today, I would have won the match.” To be the best, you gotta beat the best and Iga Swiatek is currently one of the best on clay courts at the moment.

Coco Gauff heaped praise on the world number one stating she’s a “great player.” But she said she would have loved to play more at the top of her game when it mattered the most during the match. She failed but she learned a lot from this match. Now, Coco Gauff is going to take these lessons into her next tournament which is supposedly the biggest tournament on clay courts.

“I know she’s the one to beat if I want to win Roland Garros” – Coco Gauff on Iga Swiatek

After her disappointing loss, Coco Gauff said, “I think from the start of the clay till now, I feel like my confidence is definitely very high. Like, it sucks to lose, but I know I lost playing the right way. I know that I’m a good player and that I can do better in those moments. I think I’m just trusting myself and my practice at that.” Coco Gauff reached the finals of the French Open in the 2022 season. The 20-year-old has already won 7 titles in her career including a Grand Slam triumph. So, she surely has the potential and now she has a clear picture of her biggest opponent.

Gauff went on to add, “Going into it, I know she’s the one to beat if I want to win Roland Garros. I’m going to take what I learned from today and try to apply that next time we play, which I hope is at Roland Garros.” Coco Gauff had the chance to become the new world number 2 in Rome, but she failed. Can she come up with a better performance at the French Open this year?