Six years ago, Coco Gauff stunned everyone by defeating the five-time champion, Venus Williams, in the 2019 Wimbledon Championships. That’s how she announced her name to the tennis world, and after that, in 2023, she finally tasted a Grand Slam success at the US Open. Following that, two years later, the 21-year-old has now also secured her second major tournament. Can she get the third at Wimbledon? “I think I can give myself the best shot [of winning Wimbledon] by trying to keep the moment [winning the French Open] as minimized as possible.” However, unfortunately for the American, she was stunned by a qualifier in her first match since the French Open triumph. Amid all these, Gauff recently shared a shocking confession just days ahead of Wimbledon. What did she say, though?

Shortly after her defeat to Xinyu Wang in the R16 of the Grass Court Championships in Berlin, she shared a heartfelt note saying, “It was a tough one today but happy to be back on court. Tried my best to adjust with the quick turnaround, but it wasn’t enough. As always, I’m learning as I go so I hope to do better next time.” Now days after that admission, she has come up with a very interesting revelation.

She revealed the moment when she had last cried so hard. In one of her tweets, she wrote, “girl the last time I cried that hard was when iron man died in endgame. i love me some olandria! but it looks like they will be coming back so this episode was more like my infinity war #loveislandsusa #marvel.” Then in another, she claimed, “this episode had me boo hoo crying, thank you for including that ending because I really was about to go off #LoveIslandUSA.” Was it the first time that Coco Gauff was spotted showing her emotions surrounding the popular TV series?

Well, last year, after the Paris Olympics, Coco Gauff revealed that she got the chance to spend a couple of days with her younger brother Cameron. What did she do during her time off from the court? “Sunday, we literally just stayed at home and just did nothing. Just watched Love Island together. Which, I don’t know if I should watch Love Island with my 11-year-old brother, but he has older siblings, so I feel like that’s just kind of how it goes.”

Having said that, she also revealed that she “liked” Kaylor but at the same time, Gauff admitted, “she did cry a lot.” Then, following that, just a few days ago, Coco Gauff made a witty confession after voting for recoupling on Love Island USA Season 7. A total of six pairs were left on the show after the votes for the recoupling were revealed. Speaking about her experience of casting a vote, she said, “Love Island tonight was messssyyyy.“ She also added, “Me acting shocked at the results even though that’s exactly what I voted for.” Suppose Coco Gauff is asked to build her own Love Island using WTA players, who would be on her list, though?

After seeing her recent revelation about her emotional turmoil in her off-court time, fans may wonder when was the last time we really saw her cry on the court, though. 

From tears of pain to tears of joy: Revisiting Coco Gauff’s emotional moments from Roland Garros

In 2022, Coco Gauff, who was still a teenager back then, broke down in tears by wrapping a towel around her face after facing a straight-set defeat to Iga Swiatek at the French Open final. After that match, she said, “This is the first time for me, so let’s try to get through this.“ Next year, she reached the QF, but then again, her journey fell short at the hands of Iga Swiatek. Surprisingly, even in 2024, she faced defeat at the hands of the same opponent, but this time in the SF.

Even during that battle in the previous season, she was brought to tears following a tense moment in that match due to a controversial call. But this time, the picture was a bit different. Although even in 202,5 she was seen crying after the final match but it was more like tears of joy. After her hard-fought victory against Aryna Sabalenka, she was seen kneeling down on the court and crying in disbelief. She became the first American woman to win the Roland Garros title after Serena Williams (in 2015).

Can she keep things rolling at the major and come up with yet another stellar performance at Wimbledon? Well, her recent exit from the grass-court event in Berlin has sparked a bit of doubt in the minds of the tennis fans. But according to former American pro, CoCo Vandeweghe, “I just don’t even think this shakes her confidence at all. This is not going to be her best surface, but you know what she is going to do. She is going to take this loss and really work on herself. That is what we have seen time and time again from Coco Gauff. She is the ultimate competitor.” Coco Gauff has never reached the QF at Wimbledon. Do you feel this is the right time for her to step up her performance on grass?