“I almost like that she lost”: CoCo Vandeweghe shares views about Coco Gauff’s shocking defeat at Berlin Open

Former American player CoCo Vandeweghe believes that Coco Gauff’s recent defeat is not a bad result for her. The 21-year-old recently featured in the Halle Open, where she was knocked out after losing to China’s Xinyu Wang in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-3.

The defeat was a major surprise for Gauff, who was playing for the first time after lifting the French Open, where she defeated world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the final with a score of 6-7, 6-2, 6-4. Vandeweghe has recently spoken to The Tennis Channel, where she expressed her point of view about the implications of Gauff’s recent defeat.

Vandeweghe was of the opinion that the result might not be as bad for Gauff, who understands that playing on a grass court is not her strongest part. Vandeweghe also highlighted that the result might give Gauff the motivation to grind out results, which has remained her strength in the past.

“I just don’t even think this shakes her confidence at all. This is not going to be her best surface, but you know what she is going to do,” said Vandeweghe. “That is what we always see from Coco, as much as we talk about the negative aspects of what goes wrong in her game, what we don’t talk about enough is what goes right. When the chips are down and she needs to fight and be the dog out there and just grind out situations, good or bad, she does it time and time again. I almost like that she lost, to not have the euphoria state of I am the Grand Slam champion kind of swagger walking around the court. She has a chip on her shoulder now, like we are having right now. [People are saying] Coco Gauff doesn’t have a chance at Wimbledon, this isn’t her best surface. When does Coco Gauff thrive? In those moments.”