“I Did Everything Wrong”: Coco Gauff’s Candid Take After 6-1, 6-2 Australian Open Loss
Totally Dominated by Svitolina, Gauff Laments: “Nothing Worked for Me Today”
The Australian Open 2026 quarterfinal between Coco Gauff and Elina Svitolina did not go the American's way (6-1, 6-2 defeat).
Completely dominated and powerless, the world No. 3 never seemed able to compete against a solid and inspired opponent.
“Nothing worked for me today”: Gauff’s statement
Visibly shaken, Coco Gauff offered no excuses or pretense when analyzing her performance.
“I did everything wrong, I have no answers. Elina played an excellent match and I never managed to reach her level.
I was making errors on my forehand, backhand, return… Nothing worked for me today.
After the first set, I was convinced I could bounce back. And I find myself down 0-3… At that moment, none of my playing qualities were there.
I started with the usual tension, but I had doubts because of the roof. I felt like the ball was coming slower than usual.
That’s not the main reason for my poor performance. I tried to change my sensations, but I prefer to stay vague on that point.
I need to learn to win matches even when I’m playing badly. And my serve can help me in those moments.
I’m on the right track. It’s not yet where I want to be, but I’m serving better than last year.
I need to make my second serve more reliable but my aggressiveness on the first is more consistent,” she said, as reported by Punto de Break.
I doubt making politically/socially charged comments in the middle of major helps in any way. Maybe it gets her all riled up inside and that motivates her? But does it affect her consistency?