Coin made Ivanovic only the third top seeded woman at the US Open to lose before the quarterfinals, the first being Billie Jean King in 1973 (lost in third round), and the second being Justine Henin in 2004 (lost in fourth round), as the Frenchwoman won 63 46 63.
"I was nervous going onto the court because I never saw her play before and did not know what to expect," Ivanovic said. "I thought I could slowly get into the match, but she played completely differently than what I expected. She was serving extremely well and hitting very powerful shots. I really struggled and made too many unforced errors, and my serve was not working really well.
"Obviously it's very frustrating, because I know I can play so much better. It was a very, very disappointing loss for me, but it's something I just have to accept, especially with everything that has happened in the past month or two."
"Today I didn't feel it, and my last match was also good," Ivanovic continued about her thumb. "I'm just happy to be back on track without pain. If you asked me if I'm playing like No.1 at the moment I'd say probably not, but I can't judge too much on that because I really haven't had chance to practice. This kind of loss I had today is an incentive to work harder, to go back on court and keep working hard."
"I'm not thinking about anything right now; I'm just enjoying the moment, and I will see what's going to happen next," Coin said. "I'm just playing match after match. I don't realize yet that I beat the No.1 in the world. I don't realize that I played on the big court. I don't know how I'm going sleep tonight."
Coin will next face countrywoman Amelie Mauresmo, who won to Kaia Kanepi in three sets, 26 64 60.
"She has influenced a lot of French players," Coin said of Mauresmo. "I know her because she's from my region, so I've seen her. She was No.1 in the juniors. I followed her career. She's kind of an idol in France. Everybody loves her. We all want to follow her steps. I've never played her though, so we'll see."
"I didn't think it was going to be such an easy match for Ivanovic because I saw her first round match and I could see that the confidence was not quite there," Mauresmo said. "It was a surprise, but not a really big surprise."
Dinara Safina and Venus Williams also had the same success as Coin, both winning their second round matches. Safina defeated Roberta Vinci, 64 63; Venus beat Rossana de los Rios, 60 63.
"I think it still could have been better - I was 4-1 up in the first set and let it go to 4-all," Safina said. "I'm lucky I served well because it could have been much more difficult if that wasn't working well. I think there is much more room for improvement. So I hope I can do better in my next match."
"I just had a lot more power than she did today," Williams said on de los Ríos. "She hits a lot of high balls, which isn't that effective against players of my height and reach. It didn't phase me. But she kept raising the level of her game and making it more competitive, even in the end. It was a tough battle."
Serena Williams had an even quicker win than her sister, gaining victory over Russian Elena Vesnina, 61 61.
"I like quick matches. They're the best," Williams declared. "I feel like I've been practicing a lot and playing so many matches. I feel like she played pretty well and hit some really good angles. We didn't have too many long rallies but I was serving pretty well, and I think that's one of the main keys to my game."
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