Gauff steels for hard work after first-round shock

Coco Gauff vowed to channel the frustration she felt after losing to Sofia Kenin in the first round of Wimbledon into improving her game as she continues her quest for a Grand Slam breakthrough.

The resurgent Kenin, who won the 2020 Australian Open but had to come through qualifying to face the seventh-seeded Gauff, was the more confident American, dictating play and pushing the teenager around the court at the All England Club.

"Right now I'm very frustrated and disappointed," Gauff said after losing 6-4 4-6 6-2, her first ever opening round defeat at the grasscourt major.

Opponents have targeted Gauff's vulnerable forehand and she said she knows that shot needs work. "Obviously my forehand," she said.

Kenin will face China's Wang Xinyu in the second round.