India, Jan. 6 -- Coco Gauff dropped a post on social media just before she started her United Cup singles match on Monday,hoping to add context to her recent comments about American tennis fans. The issue was clearly a distraction and the match didn't go well for the Number 4-ranked Guaff,who lost the first five games and struggled in a 6-1,6-7 (3),6-0 loss to No. 42 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in Perth. It gave Spain a 1-0 lead over the defending champion US Team in the Group A contest ahead of the men's singles and mixed doubles.

"Im going to clarify because people are dragging this out of context," Gauff said in pre-match post,referring to the "worst" comments she made earlier at the tournament comparing support for players from smaller co...