Heartbreaking news: Coco Gauff breaks down crying at Olympics and says ‘this is not fair’ as she suffers shock third-round loss at Paris 2024
Coco Gauff’s bid for singles gold at the Paris Olympics came to a dramatic end on Tuesday.
The 20-year-old broke down in tears again at Roland Garros in her shock third round loss at the Summer Games.
During a heated third-round match against Croatia’s Donna Vekić, Gauff became visibly angry with the umpire.
A scene similar to the recent French Open played out, as Gauff challenged a call and then couldn’t contain her emotions.
“This is not fair,” Gauff said. “You guys are not fair to me. I hope that one day the game becomes fair, but it’s not.”
After dropping the first set 7-6 (7), Gauff fell 6-2 in the second and was knocked out of women’s singles play in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Gauff said that a call was made early, which was similar to her frustrations while playing Iga Swiatek at the 2024 French Open in June.
“They’re booing because they know you are wrong,” Gauff said then.
On Tuesday, the 20-year-old American hit a serve and watched Vekic’s return land near the baseline
After a line judge called the return out, Gauff didn’t keep the ball in play.
But chair umpire Jaume Campistol believed that Vekic’s return had safely landed in, and instead awarded the Croatian the point.
With Gauff trailing 4-2 and facing a stunning Olympic knock out, she walked over and began a tense conversation that lasted several minutes.
