The American tennis star was beaten in a deciding set tie-break in Thursday's (09.07.26) semi-final on Centre Court and was left to rue a poorly-executed drop shot that prevented her from closing out the match.
Gauff said: "There's one thing to be, like, 'Why play a drop shot,' but then I think how many points I won off the drop shot.
"Yes, people who don't watch tennis are going to be like, 'Why did you do that?'
"At the end of the day, that's the choice I made. Was it the right one in that moment? Maybe not. But then also, if I make it, everyone's going to say how clutch of a shot that was. I think that's just tennis. You lose some points off margins.
"Honestly, the return came back in a tricky place for me. The bounce kind of caught me off guard. I just panicked a little bit.
"I think it just takes moments like this to learn from, have more of a clear, concise plan of what I want to do. At the end of the day, I left it all out there.
"My only regret - or I don't have any regrets - I think it's just obviously points I want to make better decisions on. But that's how you learn and become a better player."
Gauff admits that it will take her some time to recover from the loss but pointed out how stars such as Roger Federer and Jannik Sinner have been unable to convert match points in Grand Slam finals.
The two-time major winner said: "I'm going to think about it [the loss] tonight. I don't know if I've ever lost a match after having match point. If I did, I don't remember the last time.
"I don't know how long it will take me. I don't think that long, honestly. I think right after, I was a lot of emotions right after the match. But now I'm just, like, one decision away, maybe I'm sitting in this press conference in a different mood.
"I mean, I look at Roger [Federer], lost match points here [against Novak Djokovic in 2019], Jannik [Sinner] obviously at Roland Garros [in 2025 against Carlos Alcaraz]. Every great champion has this happen in their career.
"Maybe this is something I need to be on their level."
