“I’m still evolving,” Coco Gauff gets back to work on her 2024 dreams after a devastating loss at the Australian Open semifinals

Coco Gauff pens down a heartfelt message for her fans via her Twitter handle.

“I’m still evolving,” Coco Gauff gets back to work on her 2024 dreams after a devastating loss at the Australian Open semifinals

Coco Gauff (image via: Getty Images)

Coco Gauff faced a crushing defeat in the semis of the Australian Open. The American was up against the defending champion, Aryna Sabalenka, with her place in the finals on the line. 

Sabalenka stepped up her game and beat Gauff in straight sets to book her place in the second consecutive final of the Australian Open. 

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After the defeat, Gauff shared a post on her Twitter handle, thanking her fans for all the support and love.

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Reminding myself that I’m still evolving. time to get back to work and come back stronger. Thank you Australian Open for the memories this year and thank you everyone for their support.
The young talent wrote on X

The teenager performed well throughout the tournament, as she reached the quarterfinals without dropping a single set. And she edged past Marta Kostyuk in a thriller to book her place in the semifinals. 

Gauff made a nervous start to the proceedings in the semis as she made six double faults in the first set. Even though she made a decent comeback, it was not enough as World No. 2 blew past her in the tiebreaker. 

It was a tough match for me. Overall, it was a positive tournament. I had chances in both sets, but she played better. I think it just came down to a couple of points and that's tennis.
After the match in the Press Conference, Gauff said

The rivalry seems to be growing between Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka

Very few have been able to challenge Sabalenka in Australia since last year. The Belarusian becomes the first woman since Serena Williams to qualify for the back-to-back finals of the Australian Open and will face Qinwen Zheng for the title. 

Coco Gauff notes down a heartfelt message for fans after she faces crushing defeat at the hands of Sabalenka in the semis of Australian Open
Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff (image via: WTA)

The rivalry seems to be growing between the two players since the US Open 2023 when Gauff beat Sabalenka to the title.

So far in the season, the American has been in pretty good form. Starting off the season by winning the ASB Classic and then reaching the semis of the Australian Open, Gauff looks deadly for the rest of the season.

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