Tearful Gauff Complains of Being ‘Cheated’ as She Crashes Out of Olympic Singles
A tearful Coco Gauff complained of being “constantly cheated” as she was dumped from the Paris Olympic singles tennis tournament on Tuesday.
The world No. 2, chosen by teammates to carry the Team USA flag in Friday’s opening parade down the Seine, was trailing 7-6 3-2 to Croatia’s Donna Vekic in a thrillingly tight third-round contest.
Gauff was facing a huge break point at 30-40 and was going for a backhand return when a line judge called the ball out—causing her to slow down in her swing and miss the shot.