Coco Gauff Bounced Out Of Wimbledon By Fellow American; Tommy Paul Advances To Quarters

At Wimbledon, Sunday was a big day for Americans, as some of the biggest names were knocked out while others made it to the second week.

No. 16 defeated Coco Gauff, the highest remaining women’s seed going into the round of 16. 19 Emma Navarro, 6-4, 6-3, in staggering style in a short time on Center Court. Navarro will face the No. 2 and runner-up at Roland Garros. 7 seed Jasmine Paolini in the quarterfinals. Navarro leads the Italian by 3-0.

During the Gauff match, 18-time Grand Slam champion Chrissie Evert declared on ESPN, “Whoever wins this match becomes the favorite.”

Navarro, a 23-year-old New York City native who won the NCAA singles championship as a freshman at Virginia in 2021, reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal, whereas Gauff has never made it past the Wimbledon quarterfinals. On Centre Court, in the previous round, Navarro defeated Naomi Osaka, who has won four major titles, 6-4, 6-1.

Navarro stated, “I think I played really aggressively.” Coco’s clearly a truly astonishing player, I have a lot of regard for herself and what she’s finished early in life is truly astonishing.

“I wanted to play aggressively and push back against her game, and I think I was able to do that,” the player continued. “And I knew she wasn’t going to make it easy on me tonight.”

Gauff’s weaker wing, the forehand, was repeatedly attacked by Navarro, and the U.S. Open champion was unable to respond to Navarro’s consistent, aggressive play from the baseline. Navarro broke Gauff’s hard serve on set point in the first set and hit a forehand winner down the line.

When Gauff sailed a forehand wide out of frustration, Navarro broke for a 3-1 lead. At one point, Gauff said, “Tell me something.” She looked constantly at her box and coach Brad Gilbert. Gauff appeared frustrated and distraught. There is nothing said by you guys. “Gilbert later advised Gauff to use more shape on her shots and go backhand to backhand more frequently, but Gauff was unable to think clearly enough to carry out the plan.

When Gauff hit a forehand into the net, the match was over, and the two young Americans soon hugged at the net.

Gauff stated that fans of the game treat lower-ranked players with disrespect and that she did not feel additional pressure as the highest remaining women’s seed.

She replied, “Not really.” because I’ve played and seen so many slam tournaments where anyone can win. Additionally, the seed is only a number. It’s just a benefit to avoid playing another seed in the first round. You can still lose, though. We have observed how numerous seeds escape. Defending champions have dropped out. It has no value. Even though the players aren’t as well-known as on my side of the draw, I believe they are still talented. When it comes to other tour players, I believe that’s a sign that fans of the game are a little bit disrespectful. Perhaps the ranking is absent. However, the level exists. And there is a reason why they are here. They ought to have a place.

“There is no simple draw. There is nothing like a cake walk. This is a sport of competition. We as a whole need to win. When I was ranked whatever or unknown, I was there. It would be insolent for one more player to be like ‘No doubt this young lady is positioned whatever and she’s this age.. I ought to have the option to win.’ This is not true. When it comes to anything, I don’t consider my seed. Regardless of my ranking or the opponent, I approach every match with a very competitive mindset.

Evert had stated prior to the match that Gauff was “ready to win Wimbledon,” particularly after No. Iga Swiatek, a No. 1 seed, was disappointed. 3 Prior to the tournament, Aryna Sabalenka withdrew due to an injury.

Evert praised Gauff prior to the match, stating, “She has gradually improved her game.” She consistently achieves better outcomes. She seems mentally ready to be a champion, in my opinion. Perhaps Not She will humblely deal with it one day.”

American No. No. 11 faces Danielle Collins. 31 Barbora Krejková on Monday in the fourth round. On the off chance that Collins wins, the College of Virginia would have two of the last eight ladies in the field.

Gauff wasn’t the main American lady to exit on Sunday. No. 12 Due to a leg injury, Madison Keys was forced to retire against Paolini at 5-all in the third set.

The victor of the Navarro-Paolini quarterfinal will confront either Humdinger Sun of New Zealand or Donna Vekic of Croatia. Sun turned into the main Kiwi lady to arrive at the Wimbledon quarters after she took out previous U.S. Open boss Emma Raducanu in three sets, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2.

Prior to the match, Raducanu had caused some controversy by withdrawing from the mixed doubles match with Andy Murray. Before his impending retirement, Murray would be unable to play at least one more Wimbledon match as a result of the move.

According to Raducanu, “I must prioritize myself, my singles, and my body.”

“I believe it was the right choice,”

No applies to men. 12 Tommy Paul reached the quarterfinals, where he would face the reigning champion and No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 7-6(2), 6-2.

Alcaraz, who needed four sets to defeat No, has Paul 2-2. 16 French Ugo Humbert

Following his initial victory over the Queen’s Club, Paul has now won nine matches in a row on grass. Can he get ten consecutive wins?

He said, “That would be really nice.” That would not bother me at all. It will undoubtedly be a difficult match. He is the champion again. He plays astounding on grass. However, I also feel like I’m playing pretty well right now.

No. 1 had previously won three straight five-setters. 14 Ben Shelton was overpowered by No. 1 Jannik Sinner, 7-6(9), 6-2, 6-4 The Sinner made it to No. 5 Daniil Medvedev, who moved up after No. 10 A knee injury forced Grigor Dimitrov to withdraw.

No. 13 Taylor Fritz will confront No. 4 Alexander Zverev on Monday in the fourth round.

John McEnroe, a seven-time major singles champion, said before Shelton lost, “I feel that Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz have the better chance of advancing deeper in this event this year [than Shelton].”

“Keep an eye out for Ben Shelton in the following two or three years. He has already reached the Australian Open quarterfinals and the U.S. Open semifinals last year. I don’t think he’s too far away from breaking into the Top 10; I think he’s still trying to figure out the best way to use his skills on this surface.