After the Australian Open title slipped from Coco Gauff‘s hands, fans were expecting a powerful return at the Qatar Open. Handing them another reason for being disappointed, the 19-year-old recently lost her opening match at the event, resulting in an early exit.

Coco Gauff appeared to be slightly out of form as she stood in a competition against Kateřina Siniaková in Doha. While the odds turned out to be contrary to what the fans expected, they came forward to express their disappointment on social media.

Fans disregard Coco Gauff as she faces an early exit in Doha

As the events took a surprising turn at the Qatar Open, Katerina Siniakova from the Czech Republic served a swift defeat to the second-seeded player and US Open champion Coco Gauff. As Siniakova gained the victory with a score of 6-2, 6-4, it not only presented an early exit to the young WTA star but also shocked the fans.

As the unexpected aftermath snatched the expectations of the fans, they couldn’t stop themselves from disregarding Gauff. As the trail of responses began, a fan, suggesting the 19-year-old to work on her forehand, said, “Coco Gauff needs to do something about that forehand.”

Another fan, disregarding her grand slam feat at the US Open, wrote, “Sabalenka made an average player like Gauff a Grand Slam champion.”

“Is a good thing Gauff got her slam because she’s never getting another one,” wrote another fan, calling her US Open success a scam.

Another fan, finding it hard to believe that Siniakova made a comeback from 0-4 over Gauff, wrote, “Gauff chocked 4-0 i don’t know what to say.. smh.”

“Coco Gauff loses 6 games in a row to lose in straight sets. Lmaooo nasty work,” a fan commented, highlighting Gauff’s recent off-track pattern.

With these and several other comments falling in the same line, the fans made it clear that they are altering their thoughts about Coco Gauff. As the tennis star currently struggles with her image, it still remains to be seen if she proves this is just a phase or continues to be out of her dominant form.

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A streak broken after Wimbledon last year

Coco Gauff’s loss to Katerina Siniakova in straight sets not only disappointed the fans but also broke a streak for the young tennis star. The early exit in Doha marked the first time since Wimbledon last year that she hasn’t made it to the quarter-finals of a tournament.

As the unexpected turn of events surrounds the young WTA star with multiple disappointments, it still remains to be seen what strategy she implements to rise up from the struggling situation.

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