In stunner on Day 2 of Wimbledon, No. 2 seed Coco Gauff was eliminated in the first round of Wimbledon by Dayana Yastremska. Gauff had won the French Open last month.
Gauff became the fourth woman in the top 10 rankings to lose in the first round, joining No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula and No. 5 seed Qinwen Zheng, who were also upset on Day 2, and No. 9 seed Paula Badosa, who was eliminated on on Day 1.
‘Playing against Coco it is something special. I played with her already three times, of course now four. It’s 3-1 for her. And a great person and we’re in very good relationship,’ Yastremska said after her Wimbledon victory.
Gauff was clearly short of grasscourt practice while her opponent had reached the final of the Nottingham tournament as well as the quarterfinals at Eastbourne in the run-up to Wimbledon. Gauff served a total of nine double faults and made 29 unforced errors, shaking her head in disbelief as she lost her serve three times in the second set.
Yastremska, on the other hand, looked composed and confident, her searing backhand often fizzing past the stranded Gauff.
‘It was pretty unexpected but it has been a great season for me,’ Yastremska said. ‘I love playing on grass, I feel like this season we are friends.’
This year’s Wimbledon marks the first time since the Open era began in 1968 that two of the top three women’s seeds were eliminated in the first round. Pegula, the other top American, was soundly beaten by No. 116 Elisabetta Cocciaretta, 6-2, 6-3.
Gauff won her second career Grand Slam singles title on June 7, beating world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 to take home the French Open title.
Who is Dayana Yastremska?
Dayana Yastremska, currently ranked No. 42 in the world, is from Odesa, Ukraine. She has won three WTA singles titles: the 2018 Hong Kong Open, the 2019 Hua Hin Championships, and the 2019 Internationaux de Strasbourg. Yastremska achieved her best Grand Slam performance at the 2024 Australian Open, where she reached the semifinals.
How to watch the 2025 Wimbledon tournament?
The 2025 Wimbledon tournament will be broadcast on ESPN, ABC, and the Tennis Channel. Fans wanting to stream the action can watch all matches on ESPN+.