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Coco Gauff became the youngest American to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal since Venus Williams at the 1997 US Open, but things did not go as planned.
On Wednesday morning, Gauff fell in straight sets to Barbara Krejcikova, a 25-year-old from the Czech Republic.
Gauff seemed in control during the first set, but then things went terribly wrong.
The 17-year-old watched Krejcikova win two straight sets to force a tiebreaker, before going on to dominate the second set.
Gauff recorded 41 unforced errors, including seven double-faults.
As the frustration began to build, Gauff smashed her racket into the clay as her opponent began running away with the match.
A frustrated Coco Gauff breaks racket for the first time in her career!👀#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/V1aS1MvTUr
— Lakshya (@LakshyaNotLaksh) June 9, 2021
Krejcikova, meanwhile, advances to the final on Thursday where she will take on either defending champion Iga Swiatek or No. 17 seed Maria Sakkari.
