One thing is for certain – the American fans visit a boatload of rollercoaster moments. Merely a day after the community saw tennis great Serena Williams make a surprise Super Bowl LIX halftime show cameo with Kendrick Lamar, which brought the hammer down on Drake, they’ve now been sent into a frenzy following an upsetting update from Doha. American Coco Gauff was denied a deep run at the Qatar Open. Subsequently, her opening act loss in the season’s first WTA 1000 Masters event has sparked an online debate about her inconsistent form.
Gauff commenced her Qatar TotalEnergies Open run on the back of a disappointing end to her Australian Open campaign. Despite guiding her Team USA to their second consecutive United Cup title days before, the 20-year-old’s solid form was no answer to a resurgent Paula Badosa in the quarterfinals. Moreover, Gauff herself admitted that she hadn’t enjoyed much luck in her previous outings for the Doha event.
“Yeah, I think for me, obviously, it’s an important tournament. It’s the first 1000 of the year, but I think I’m just trying not to put that much pressure on it, especially since I haven’t done so well here,” she told Doha News. And, her fears came to life on Tuesday, February 11, when she clashed with Marta Kostyuk in the Round of 32. Marred with inconsistencies on her serve and forehand, the Ukrainian player needed just 72 minutes to send her packing in straight sets, 6-2, 7-5.
Upset ALERT@marta_kostyuk stuns Coco Gauff 6-2, 7-5 in Doha!#QatarTotalEnergiesOpen pic.twitter.com/CVxHC4fopX
— wta (@WTA) February 11, 2025
Seeing as she exited Qatar for the third straight time – with 39 unforced errors and only eight winners – fans immediately took to X and remarked their thoughts on her early exit.
Tennis fans take brutal dig at Coco Gauff’s mental strength following Qatar Open exit
Judging by the looks of fans’ comments on X, it’s fair to say that they were ready to witness the latest disappointing result from Coco Gauff. Following her exit from the WTA 1000 Masters event, one fan asked: “Why do you keep ranking Coco so high?” Another user highlighted her struggles with maintaining a resilient form saying, “Coco Gauff…what an absolute disaster of mental weakness!!” Nothing, nothing to show… the serve DISASTER, forehand DISASTER, backhand DISASTER… mentally completely and absolutely NOTHING!!”
Another fan took a sly dig at her and made fun of her misfortune by sarcastically calling out her inconsistent results in Doha saying, “On the bright side, Coco will not lose points, that’s what you call consistency!” One user slammed the American star for being “Overrated” while another netizen bid her farewell from Qatar with a hilarious “GOODBYE” reaction coupled with a string of laughing emojis.
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