Zverev and Gauff crash out at Wimbledon

French Open champion Coco Gauff came a cropper under the Court One roof as she crashed out following a shock straight-sets defeat to Ukrainian world No.42 Dayana Yastremska.
Zverev and Gauff crash out at Wimbledon

Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine shakes hands with Coco Gauff of the U.S., left, after winning the first round women's match at Wimbledon. Pic: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

World No.3 Alexander Zverev was dumped on the Wimbledon seeds scrapheap after losing a two-day, five-set marathon to Arthur Rinderknech.

The German, a three-time grand slam finalist, was beaten 7-6 (3) 6-7 (8) 6-3 6-7 (5) 6-4 by Frenchman Rinderknech in a match carried over from Monday evening.

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