Gauff and Pegula join a record-breaking exodus of top seeds during the first round at Wimbledon. With both Americans out of the draw, it's the first time in Open Era history that two of the top three women's seeds exit in the first round of a major.

On Tuesday at the All England Lawn and Tennis Club, American Jessica Pegula and German Alexander Zverev each were shockingly ousted in the opening round of the tournament. First came the stunning win by world No. 116 Elisabetta Cocciaretto of Italy, who knocked out Pegula 6-2, 6-3 in 58 minutes.

With the win, Cocciaretto will advance to the second round at Wimbledon for the third time in her career. She made it as far as the third round in 2023, but missed the tournament in 2024 due to an illness.