Coco Gauff quickly sends public message to Amanda Anisimova following her historic defeat in the Wimbledon final

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Coco Gauff’s Wimbledon campaign ended prematurely but she continued to have an eye on the tournament.

The 21-year-old was unable to follow up her French Open victory with a strong run at the All-England Club this season.

Coco Gauff was defeated by Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska 7-6, 6-1 to hand the American her second career first round defeat at Wimbledon.

But Gauff’s compatriot Amanda Anisimova was the last American standing as she went on to reach the final, but she delivered a performance that made history for the wrong reasons.

Coco Gauff shared touching social media message with Amanda Anisimova after her Wimbledon final defeat

Anisimova’s first Grand Slam final came at none other than the Wimbledon Championships.

She was up against Iga Swiatek, who was also competing for her first title at SW19, and the Pole produced a rampant display.

Swiatek took just 57 minutes to defeat Anisimova without losing a game, which is the first time this has happened in the Open Era at the All-England Club.

Anisimova was in tears throughout her post-match interview as she was given a standing ovation by the Centre Court crowd.

Soon after the match concluded, Gauff took to social media platform X to send a message to a distraught Anisimova. “So much to be proud of Amanda, keep your head up,” Gauff wrote, alongside a series of heart and crown emojis.

Gauff, the current world number two, also sent a message to Swiatek, who became the first player from Poland to win Wimbledon. “Congratulations @iga_swiatek on an incredible run!”, Gauff added.

Iga Swiatek joins special WTA list after winning Wimbledon

Many wondered if Anisimova could become the first American woman since Serena Williams in 2016 to win Wimbledon.

But any chance the 13th seed had was quickly stamped out as Swiatek raced through the final to become champion at the All-England Club for the first time.

This victory means the six-time Grand Slam champion has now joined a special list containing some of the game’s all-time greats.

Swiatek has become just the eighth woman in history to win a major on hard, clay and grass courts.

She joins Williams, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Hana Mandlíková, Maria Sharapova and Ash Barty on that list, and Swiatek will be hungry for more Grand Slam titles moving forward.