Roland Garros champ Coco Gauff crashes out in Wimbledon opener against Dayana Yastremska

Coco Gauff has been eliminated in her Wimbledon debut after falling to Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska 6-7(3), 1-6. The American had a day to forget and exits early, despite arriving as one of the favorites after her Roland Garros title.

The world No. 2 once again struggled with her serve, landing only 45% of her first serves and hitting 9 double faults in the loss to the talented Ukrainian, who gave her practically no chances on her own serve. Gauff experiences her worst Grand Slam performance in a long time, having reached at least the fourth round in her last 8 appearances.

The Ukrainian was in control for much of the match, getting a break in the 6th game and taking a 5-2 lead. However, she squandered a set point on her serve, and Gauff managed a comeback to push it to a tie-break. It didn't help much, as her serve was far from its best, and Yastremska took the set with four mini-breaks, 7-6(3).

In the second set, Yastremska capitalized on the momentum, breaking the frustrated Gauff's serve early. Gauff barely managed to hold her own service game once in the set. The American hit 5 double faults and 14 unforced errors, ultimately conceding 2 of 5 break opportunities to her opponent, and she didn't even get a single break opportunity herself in the set. Yastremska claimed the victory 7-6(3), 6-1 and advanced to the second round of Wimbledon.

For now, Gauff is guaranteed to finish the tournament as world No. 2 regardless of the result, as she has a wide margin over third-place Jessica Pegula—who was also eliminated in the first round.