Coco Gauff in Tears On-Court as Donna Vekic Rattles Her at US Open

Who knew the 2025 US Open third round could get this emotional? Coco Gauff is trying her best to fix her broken serve. She even hired Gavin MacMillan, a famed biomechanics expert, to help her out. But in the third round of the 2025 US Open, in the match against Donna Vekic, things got pretty messy for Gauff. They seemed enough to force some tears out of her eyes. 

It happened in the first set itself, when Donna Vekic broke her serve at 4-4. The famed tennis journalist and commentator, Jose Morgado, took to X and wrote, “Gauff crying as she drops serve at 4-4…” The 2023 US Open champion had her face buried in her towel as she sobbed. The look of disappointment on MacMillan’s face was palpable as well. Needless to say, Gauff desperately needed to rise up. And she did so by catching up to her opponent with a tiebreak. And ultimately, she won the tiebreak with a score of 7-5.

Coco Gauff in tears after getting broken at 4-4 in the 1st set against Donna Vekic at the U.S. Open.

Tough scenes…

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— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) August 29, 2025

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