Coco Gauff Out at Wimbledon After Stunning Upset by Dayana Yastremska

It's Gauff's second first-round exit at Wimbledon in three years.

Coco Gauff at Wimbledon on July 1, 2025. / Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

World No. 2 Coco Gauff is out at Wimbledon after losing to Dayana Yastremska in a stunning round-one upset.

Yastremska defeated Gauff in straight sets, 7–6 (7–3), 6–1. It is Gauff's second first-round exit at Wimbledon in three years.

"It's the win of her career."

No.1 Court is stunned as Dayana Yastremska defeats No.2 seed Coco Gauff 7-6(3), 6-1 😲#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/pZYylWHcs8

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 1, 2025

The loss comes not long after Gauff won her first French Open title last month, having defeated world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in three sets. Yastremska, by contrast, is the world No. 42—but she proved a strong and worthwhile opponent for Gauff for the entirety of the match.

Although Wimbledon was the site of Gauff's breakout, the 21-year-old has never made it past the fourth round. Interestingly enough, she was also the third top-five seed to lose on Tuesday, alongside No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula and No. 5 seed Zheng Qinwen.

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