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Coco Gauff in tears after rough argument with umpire over controversial call in crushing Olympics loss
The 90-degree heat wasn’t the only thing searing at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
Coco Gauff was in tears during her 7-6 (9-7), 6-2 loss to Donna Vekić in the third round after a fierce argument with the chair umpire.
The 20-year-old rifled a serve during the second set before Vekić returned with a shot that descended near the baseline.
Before Gauff could rally it back, a linesperson initially called it out.
However, chair umpire Jaume Campistol thought the shot landed in, and went on to award the Croatian a point – extending her lead to 4-2.
“I never argue these calls. But he called it out before I hit the ball,” Gauff said to Campistol.
The match was halted for several minutes due to the argument, and in that time the reigning U.S. Open singles champion broke down in tears.
Coco Gauff wipes away tears after arguing with an umpire during her Olympics loss on July 30, 2024.
Coco Gauff wipes away tears after arguing with an umpire during her Olympics loss on July 30, 2024.
She cruised through her first two outings, where she dropped a total of five games.
But Gauff slumped Tuesday after leading 4-1 in the opening set.
Vekić, who is coming off a semifinal run at Wimbledon, brought the set back before surging past her in the second.
Vekić had 33 winners opposed to Gauff’s nine.
“I feel like in tennis, we should have a VAR system because these points are big deals,” Gauff said. “Usually, afterwards they apologize. It’s kind of frustrating when the sorry doesn’t help you once the match is over.”
Gauff, who was the female flag bearer for the Americans, remains in the doubles draw with Jessica Pegula and was set to play a mixed doubles match with Taylor Fritz later Tuesday.
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