The world number two made a surprise early exit at the All England Club after losing in straight sets to Dayana Yastremska in her opening round match on Tuesday (01.07.25) and was bitterly disappointed with the defeat - just weeks on from her triumph at the French Open.

Gauff told reporters: "I'm trying to be positive. After the match, I definitely was struggling in the locker room. I don't like losing.

"For me, the main thing I'm sure my team and everyone is going to tell me is, ‘You did well at Roland Garros, don't be so upset,' things like that.

"I don't really like losing. I don't know, I just feel a little bit disappointed in how I showed up today. I feel like I could have been a little bit better in those tough tiebreaker moments, especially after Roland Garros, where I felt like I learned a lot in those tiebreakers."

Gauff will now turn her attention to her home Grand Slam at the US Open later this summer.

She said: "Obviously I'm not going to dwell on this too long because I want to do well at the US Open.

"Maybe losing in the first round here isn't the worst thing in the world because I have time to reset."

"It definitely sucks."

Gauff wasn't the only top player to exit Wimbledon early - as female and male third seeds Jessica Pegula and Alexander Zverev both exited the tournament at the first hurdle - and she thinks players are more susceptible to shocks on the grass at SW19 after the challenges of the clay court season.

The two-time major champion said: "I feel like historically, Wimbledon always has so many upsets in the first round.

"Most of the seeds are going deeper in Roland Garros, and then you spend like a long clay season, and then you have to come and try to adjust to grass."