Coco Gauff faces semifinal defeat against Markéta Vondroušová at Wimbledon
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 9, 2026, 7:01 PM
Last updated Jul 9, 2026
Coco Gauff's Wimbledon campaign concluded with a dramatic semifinal loss to Markéta Vondroušová, who won 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(12-10) on July 9, 2026. Gauff led the tiebreak but faltered at a critical moment, failing to secure a match point that would have advanced her to the final. This semifinal marked a significant turnaround for Gauff, who had struggled on grass courts in previous years. Vondroušová will face Linda Nosková in the final.
- •Gauff led 9-9 in the tiebreak before losing the match point.
- •This semifinal match lasted two and a half hours in challenging conditions.
- •Vondroušová advances to an all-Czech final against Nosková.
- •Gauff expressed that this tournament was a breakthrough despite the loss.
- •She struggled on grass courts prior to this event, having not won a match for two years.
- 7:01 PMYahoo Sports — How Coco Gauff’s Wimbledon ended, in the fever dream of a Centre Court tiebreak
"THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB, London — After a two-and-a-half-hour roller-coaster in the swelter of Centre Court, Coco Gauff stood just behind the service line, with a fuzzy yellow ball bouncing up shoulder-high in front of her. All she had to do was take the measure of it, to do what she has done with so many thousands of balls like that against so many hundreds of opponents. It’s the moment every player would kill for on match point for a Grand Slam final berth — a blasted first serve down the middle
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