Should We Be Worried About Cori Gauff After Another Defeat? “It’s Not As Bad As It Looks.”

After escaping a tough battle against Belinda Bencic at the Australian Open in January, Cori Gauff couldn’t pull off the same feat this time, falling to the Swiss player in the round of 16 at the Indian Wells WTA 1000 (6-3, 3-6, 4-6).

This loss follows a disappointing Middle Eastern tour, where she suffered early exits in both Dubai and Doha. Despite this, she remains optimistic.

“Overall, I feel like it’s not as bad as it looks. At the start of the year, I had good results at the United Cup and lost in the fourth round. Actually, the quarterfinals. To Paula Badosa in Australia. The Middle East wasn’t a great tour for me. Here, I lost 6.4 in the third set to a tough opponent coming off a WTA 500 title. Obviously, I wanted to do better. To get better results. But it’s not something I can dwell on. I’m trying to do my best. I’m working on certain things in training. But unfortunately, for now, it’s not translating the way I’d like,” the American said in her post-match press conference.