Coco Gauff's Critical Missed Drop Shot in Wimbledon Semi-Final
Coco Gauff is likely to repeatedly reflect on a single moment. While serving at 9-8 in the deciding tiebreak against Karuna Muchova on Thursday, the American player delivered a strong first serve, followed by a forehand drop shot. Unfortunately, the ball landed in the net rather than finding its intended spot in the corner.
"There's one thing to question why I even played a drop shot," the No. 7 seed stated after the match, "but then I also consider how many points I've won using the drop shot."
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Coco Gauff will replay one point over and over. Serving at 9-8 in a deciding tiebreak against Karolina Muchova on Thursday, the American followed a big first serve with a forehand drop shot that found the net instead of the corner. “There’s one thing to be, like, why play a dropshot,” the No. 7 seed said after the match, “but then I think how many points I won off the dropshot.
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