The result was the quickest defeat of a Top 5 seed at a major since Jule Niemeier's 58-minute 6-4, 6-0 defeat of Anett Kontaveit in the second round of Wimbledon 2022, as per WTA. Born in Ancona, the 21-year-old Cocciaretto had the highest ranking of No. 29 on the WTA ranking on August 21, 2023.