Breaking News: “You say to Coco Gauff, ‘You’re not defending US Open, those points are gone’” – Journalist questions American’s mentality after Cincinnati Open exit…see more

Coco Gauff’s poor run of form has led tennis journalist Jon Wertheim to question her mentality as she crashed out of the 2024 Cincinnati Open.

The American lost to World No. 34 Yulia Putintseva in her opener on Thursday, August 15.

Gauff cut a clumsy figure on the court while serving, as she committed a total of nine double faults and was broken five times.

While she converted five break opportunities on Putintseva’s serve, the latter proved too good for her and eventually won the match at 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Coco Gauff hasn’t won any trophies since triumphing at the ASB Classic in Auckland this January.

Moreover, she hasn’t been able to reach the quarterfinal stage in her last four tournaments, including Wimbledon (R16), the Olympics (R16), the Canadian Open (R16), and the Cincinnati Open (R32) as the defending champion most recently.