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Coco Gauff was upset Monday at Arthur Ashe Stadium by Naomi Osaka in the round of 16 on the US Open, and she admitted to journalists that it was a severe loss to deal with emotionally.
Gauff said she “kind of broke down” to her team after falling 6-3, 6-2 in a shocking performance for the No. 3-ranked American star.
“After the match, I was really disappointed,” Gauff explained. “A kind of bread together for my team. Then they heard their perspectives and all with everything, that’s a lot of positive things. I think if I kept as I went to Cincinnati to her, I would have been out in the first round. So I think where my serving started from the start of the tournament to today was a big improvement.”
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Coco Gauff (USA) After a Miss to Naomi Osaka (JPN) (not depicted) on day nine of 2025 US Open Tennis Tournament in Usta Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2025. (Robert Deutsch/IMAGN -Pictures)
Before the last grand slam of the tennis season began, Gauff made a major coaching change, separate ways with Matt Daly and brought in biomechanics expert Gavin Macmillan.
The move was specifically done to help correct Gauff’s serving, and MacMillan has worked with some of the best in the game, including top-ranked woman’s singles player Aryna Sabalenka to get their server right.
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So even though this area of Gauff’s game felt improved in her eyes, she made 33 unfair mistakes that were difficult to overcome against Osaka, the two-time US open champion and No. 23-ranked player in the tournament this month.
Gauff knows that she and her team should focus on rounding off her game again.
Coco Gauff (USA) hits Naomi Osaka (JPN) (not depicted) on day nine of the 2025 US Open Tennis Tournament in Usta Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2025. (Robert Deutsch/IMAGN -Pictures)
“I want me to just get everything to work together,” she added. “But yeah, I knew it was going to be a tough tournament for me. I felt like I had a lot of confidence after my last match? Yes, definitely. I think it was a great confidence amplifier. So today feels more disappointing, I think, than maybe it would have been lost in the first or second round.”
Meanwhile, Osaka’s game has been fun to see in Flushing Meadows since the tournament began when 2018 and 2020 US Open Champion runs high after defeating his friend Gauff.
“I was super -locked inside,” she said of her performance during the victory. “I felt everyone would see a really good match and I hope that’s what you got.”
This is Osaka’s first trip to the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam since she won the Australian Open in 2021. She has dealt with mental health struggle in the past, bravely talking about them and taking a break from the sport as a result.
Coco Gauff (USA) after another set misses Naomi Osaka (JPN) (not depicted) on day nine of 2025 US Open Tennis Tournament at Usta Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2025. (Robert Deutsch/IMAGN -Pictures)
Osaka gave birth to his daughter, Shai, in 2023, which led to absence from court.
Osaka moves on to No. 11 Karolína Mailová in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.
