Mixed Feelings for Coco Gauff After US Open Quarter—Final Exit

Coco Gauff of the U.S. reacts during her quarter final match against France's Caroline Garcia at U.S. Open, Flushing Meadows, in New York, on September 6, 2022. Mike Segar/Reuters

NEW YORK—Coco Gauff said she was trying to strike a balance between satisfaction at reaching the U.S. Open quarter-finals for the first time and disappointment after being outplayed by Caroline Garcia on Tuesday.

French Open finalist Gauff came into the year’s final Grand Slam with weighty expectations from American tennis fans, who hoped the dynamic teenager would take the baton from the retiring Serena Williams.