Coco Gauff makes surprise admission ahead of the Canadian Open after her Olympic disappointment

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Coco Gauff has low expectations heading into the Canadian Open following a disappointing Olympic Games.

Gauff entered her first Olympics as the USA flag bearer but suffered early defeats in the singles, women’s and mixed doubles events in Paris.

However, there has been little time for Gauff to dwell on those defeats as she has flown to Toronto to begin the summer North American hard court swing.

This will begin the 20-year-old’s road to the US Open, where she claimed her first Grand Slam title in 2023.

Coco Gauff discusses her Canadian Open chances

Coco Gauff spoke to the press ahead of her first match of the 2024 Canadian Open on Wednesday.

In 2023 she reached the quarter-final stage before suffering a three-set defeat to compatriot and doubles partner Jessica Pegula, who claimed the title.

When commenting on her chances of success at the tournament, Gauff lowered her expectations given she has had little time to train on hard courts after playing the Olympic Games on clay. But this was

“I have no expectations for this week. I mean I’m not going into this expecting to win. It would be great, that’s the goal,” she told reporters.

“But being realistic I was on clay three days ago so I’m just trying to use this to see where I’m at and get ready for the US Open.”

What is Coco Gauff’s form like ahead of the Canadian Open?

Gauff entered her first Olympic Games with plenty of pressure and expectation and it showed in her results in the French capital.

She began the campaign with three chances at a medal, but within the blink of an eye, her campaign was over.

After breezing through her opening two singles matches, Gauff was upset by Donna Vekic, who went on to win the silver medal for Croatia.

She claimed just one victory with Pegula before the Czech team of Linda Nosková and Karolína Muchová defeated them in round two.

Gauff did not fare much better alongside Taylor Fritz in the mixed doubles as their campaign ended in the second round at the hands of Canada’s Felix Auger Aliassime and Gabriela Dabrowski, who claimed the bronze medal.