Coco Gauff suffered a shocking defeat against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in the Group A clash between Team USA and Spain at the United Cup on Monday, Jan. 5. Maneiro played phenomenal tennis to beat the American 6-1, 6-7(3), 6-0.
Gauff attempted a brief comeback in the second set after falling 4-1 down to win the set in a tie-breaker. Still, World No. 42 Maneiro turned on her afterburners in the final set to shut out the World No. 4 in ruthless fashion, thereby shocking herself and the fans inside the arena.
Bouzas Maneiro d. Coco Gauff 6-1 6-7(3) 6-0 at United Cup
23 year old Jessica gets the biggest win of her life.
6 consecutive games to close out the match.
She was up 4-1 in the 2nd & didn’t close it out, but reset brilliantly in the 3rd.
✅1st top 5 win
What a win.
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— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) January 5, 2026
“Coco probably should’ve been practicing instead of making anti-American tweets,” one fan commented.“Guys i was out with my friends literally what the f*ck is happening with coco,” another fan commented.“Breadsticked by bouzass omg wake up cori,” yet another fan commented.
“Wow what are we watching,” commented one fan.“Coco sister this is not how we are gonna defeat the basher pandemic,” commented another fan.“Yeah there’s no defending that performance in that set she needs to go back to the basics a bit and just start a point,” yet another fan commented.
Coco Gauff is Not the Highest-Ranked American in Women’s Tennis Anymore
Amanda Anisimova reaches a new career high ranking of World #3
She is now the #1 American.
Higher & higher.
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— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) January 5, 2026