Coco Gauff’s season has proved to be fairly disappointing. The 20-year-old American opened 2024 with success in Auckland within the first week of the 12 months, after which she was unable to realize any important outcomes, dropping to 6th place within the rating. Now the China Open might be an essential probability to rediscover the sensations she skilled through the improbable summer time 2023, topped with success on the US Open.
In an interview with WTA, Coco defined that she desires to make use of the match to place into observe the changes to her recreation, that she is engaged on together with her new coach Matt Daly.
“I am very excited. I feel it should be the identical subsequent 12 months. I am actually excited a few new change and hopefully bettering different elements of my recreation. Working with Brad has been nice, we have had an amazing partnership. I feel it was time to reset and add some issues to my recreation that I felt I wanted to do to have a greater season subsequent 12 months,” she mentioned, earlier than speaking about her serve: “There are different elements of my recreation that I wish to work on, however proper now I am specializing in my serve. Once I serve nicely, I play fairly nicely. For me, that is the inspiration of my recreation. The little bit that we have achieved is already a drastic enchancment in comparison with three weeks in the past. At this level, there isn’t any want to alter the entire method or reset every part, it is simply little issues that, if I do them in comparison with per week in the past, will assist me.”
Right here & Prepared 😤@CocoGauff | #ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/RIsva6hiGV
— wta (@WTA) September 27, 2024
Her place on the end-of-year WTA Finals shouldn’t be in query and, requested about it, she defined: “I’ve by no means felt stress to get to the WTA Finals, besides the primary 12 months once I was attempting to do it. This 12 months it could be nice to qualify and expertise the Finals, however I am additionally attempting to not put an excessive amount of stress on myself as a result of this can be a new coaching construction and I am including issues. With this match, in a approach, we began the pre-season early. So I am not pondering an excessive amount of about it. If it occurs, nice. If it would not, I am going to take a trip, it is a win for everybody. However everybody desires to be within the spherical of 16, so it could be nice.”
Gauff concluded by speaking about her upcoming Asian swing that may begin, as I mentioned at first of the article, on the China Open in Beijing.
“This time I did extra issues. Final 12 months I used to be very drained and did nothing. This time I tailored rather more shortly and visited the Nice Wall and the Forbidden Metropolis, which was improbable. I used to be capable of spend two weeks at dwelling, so I really feel reinvigorated and I hope to finish the season on a excessive observe,” she mentioned.
This second might be a type of 12 months zero for Coco Gauff. The younger American will restart from the Asian season with a brand new coach and new ambitions, for the upcoming tournaments and for the following season, the place she’s going to attempt to return to being a tennis participant able to competing in all of the Majors. The stress amassed after the triumph on the US Open has evidently performed an essential position in her season; exactly because of this Gauff has made a clear break with the latest months and has resumed her path in the direction of a brand new route, which everybody hopes is the suitable one.
Coco the Competitor 😤@CocoGauff | #ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/jKv4Nn9Ymb
— wta (@WTA) September 27, 2024
Concerning the break up with Brad Gilbert, the younger American’s former coach, who was André Agassi’s coach for a very long time, personally introduced the top of the collaboration with an official submit on his X profile, wherein he didn’t fail to thank Gauff for this journey that additionally led them to beat a Slam.
“Thanks to Coco Gauff and your complete crew for a completely extraordinary run in the summertime of 2023 and for these 14 months of unbelievable teamwork. Coco, at solely 20 years previous, your future is extremely brilliant and I want you nothing however continued success. I can’t wait to start the following chapter of my teaching profession,” he wrote.
Coco, in response, wrote: “Thanks Brad, we have now had an unbelievable journey and I want you one of the best for the longer term.”
Thanks 🙏 to @CocoGauff and your complete crew for a completely wonderful summer time run in 2023 and for 14 months of unbelievable crew effort. Coco, at simply 20 years younger, your future is extremely brilliant, and I want you nothing however continued success forward. I’m excited for the following…
— Brad Gilbert (@bgtennisnation) September 18, 2024
Thanks @bgtennisnation ! We had an unbelievable run and I want you all one of the best sooner or later! pic.twitter.com/5A2pzJjHUB
— Coco Gauff (@CocoGauff) September 18, 2024
