Coco Gauff crashed out of Wimbledon on a day of first-round shocks on Tuesday but defending women's champion Barbora Krejcikova and history-chasing Novak Djokovic are up and running.
US woman ties knot with Pakistani hilly man after embracing IslamCoco Gauff crashed out of Wimbledon on a day of first-round shocks on Tuesday but defending women's champion Barbora Krejcikova and history-chasing Novak Djokovic are up and running.
US second seed Gauff arrived at the All England Club with high hopes after winning the French Open last month but was beaten 7-6 , 6-1 by Ukranian world number 42 Dayana Yastremska. Other high-profile casualties on day two of the grass-court Grand Slam were women's third seed Jessica Pegula and fifth seed Zheng Qinwen. Instead of building on her success on the Paris clay, 21-year-old Gauff suffered her earliest Grand Slam exit since another first-round loss at Wimbledon in 2023. The two-time Grand Slam champion said she would learn from her experience, suggesting she would like more grass-court tennis in the build-up to Wimbledon in future. "I feel like mentally I was a little bit overwhelmed with everything that came afterwards , so I didn't feel like I had enough time to celebrate and also get back into it," said Gauff. "But it's the first time in this experience of, like, coming off a win and having to play Wimbledon. I definitely learned a lot of what I would and would not do again." Earlier, US Open runner-up Pegula suffered a shock defeat against Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto, losing 6-2, 6-3 and was followed out of the tournament by Olympic champion Zheng, who went down 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 against unheralded Katerina Siniakova. Men's third seed Alexander Zverev also bowed out, beaten in five sets by French world number 72 Arthur Rinderknech, giving a bleak assessment of his state of mind after the match. The German, who reached the Australian Open final earlier this year, suffered his earliest Grand Slam exit since 2019 after a marathon match that started on Monday evening. Afterwards he made surprisingly frank comments, saying he was considering therapy to talk through his mental health issues. "It's funny, I feel very alone out there at times," he said."I struggle mentally. I've been saying that since after the Australian Open."Seven-time champion Djokovic was kept waiting until the evening to make his return to Centre Court as he targets a record 25th Grand Slam, which would take him clear of his tie with long-retired Margaret Court. The veteran Serb struggled with feelings of discomfort and dropped a set but recovered to beat French world number 41 Alexandre Muller 6-1, 6-7 , 6-2, 6-2 in the final match on Centre Court."I went from feeling my absolute best for a set and a half to my absolute worst for about 45 minutes," he said."I struggled with that but the energy came back after some doctors' miracle pills and I managed to finish the match on a good note." Earlier, Krejcikova, who came to Wimbledon with just six matches under her belt this year, overcame a sluggish start to beat Philippines star Alexandra Eala 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. Krejcikova has endured a difficult time since defeating Italy's Jasmine Paolini in the final last year. The 29-year-old was out of action this season until May after suffering a back injury and pulled out of last week's Eastbourne Open before the quarter-finals with a thigh problem. "I was in a lot of pain in my back and I didn't really know how my career was going to go," she said."I'm super happy and super excited that I can be here and that I can play on such a great court." Men's world number one Jannik Sinner brushed aside fellow Italian Luca Nardi 6-4, 6-3, 6-0 with a minimum of fuss.Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova lost in straight sets in an emotional farewell appearance against US 10th seed Emma Navarro.Posted 09:18 AM, 2 Jul, 2025 China confirmed on Friday details on the framework of a trade deal with the United States, saying Washington would lift"restrictive measures" while ...
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