CNN —Coco Gauff suffered a shock defeat in the first round of Wimbledon on Monday, whilst there were mixed results for her US compatriots elsewhere at the third grand slam of the year.
Gauff, 19, did battle back to take a hard-earned second set but was blown away by world No.
I feel like I have been working hard, but clearly it’s not enough.”Kenin will face 21-year-old Xinyu Wang in the second round.
Gauff and Kenin were two of 19 US players in the women’s draw at Wimbledon.
4 seed, failed to convert three match points in the second set tie-break as both players dealt with windy conditions.
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