Coco Gauff's quest for tennis gold ends as top American falls to ...

As Vekic began her next service game, she was met with audible jeers. 

“I did nothing wrong,” Vekic could be seen saying on the court, in response to the crowd. 

Gauff couldn’t find her footing after the controversial call. The American lost the second set and swiftly left the court, as her gold medal dreams were dashed. 

Gauff was candid with the media after her loss, citing that video review would have been an aid in resolving the line call discord. 

"There's been multiple times this year where that happened to me, where I feel like I always have to be an advocate for myself on the court," Gauff told the media after the match. "I feel like in tennis, we should have a VR (video review) system because these points are big deals. And, yeah, usually afterwards, they apologize, so it's kind of frustrating when the sorry doesn't help you once the match is over."

"I can't say I would have won the match if I would have won that point but, for sure, being not a break, whereas maybe replaying that point can make a big difference in that game. But I'm not going sit here and say one point affected the result today, because I was already on the losing side of things before that point happened."

While her singles medal wasn't in the cards for her in 2024, Gauff has turned her attention to her mixed doubles match with partner Taylor Fritz later today.

"It's exciting," Gauff said of her upcoming match. "I'm trying to do my best to mentally just be ready for that match. It was a tough match today, but I want to come home with something.

"(A medal) is the main goal. I'm just trying to go to the locker room, reset, and get ready for mixed (doubles)."

The third-seeded pair will face Argentina's Nadia Podoroska and Maximo Gonzalez. 

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