“As usual media hype,” Coco Gauff ridiculed online after her shocking defeat to Jelena Ostapenko in Australian Open fourth-round
The American teenager Coco Gauff was criticised for her poor performance against the Latvian player.
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Coco Gauff, the young sensation from America could not continue her impeccable form in the 2023 Australian Open. The 18-year-old fell victim to Jelena Ostapeknko in the fourth round after having a ruthless week. The straight-set loss against the Latvian makes her the latest casualty in the list of top seeds exiting the Australian Open before the quarterfinals.
Coming out of the ASB Classics title win, Gauff was one of the favorites in Melbourne too. Putting up a solid display of performance she won her first three matches without dropping a set. Emma Raducanu, the 2021 US Open champion was one of her victims earlier.
With the win, the 2017 French Open champion Ostapenko leveled her career head-to-head against Gauff to 1-1 with a 93-minute triumph in Margaret Court Arena. This was her first Round 4 appearance at the Australian Open. Gauff on the other hand was teary-eyed after the match.
Fans online react to the exit of Coco Gauff
The American teenager was totally dejected after a heartbreaking loss against the Latvian Jelena Ostepanako. She broke down in tears in the post-match press conference. “I worked really hard and I felt really good coming into the tournament, and I still feel good,” Gauff told reporters,” she said with her voice breaking.
“I still feel like I’ve improved a lot. But, you know, when you play a player like her and she plays really well, it’s like there’s nothing you can do,” she continued. “So it’s a little bit frustrating on that part,” Gauff further added.
The Twitter users on the other hand were unforgiving to Gauff. Despite the solid performance before the fourth-round match, she became the subject of online ridicule right after the defeat. Here are some of the tweets.
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