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Coach Rick Macci loves what he’s seeing from Cori Gauff this week in Washington as Serena Williams’ childhood coach believes the American might probably win the US Open if she performs her sport at Flushing Meadows. In her first summer season hard-court match of the 12 months, Gauff made the Washington semifinal.
Macci seemingly loved very a lot Gauff’s 6-1 6-2 Washington win over former world No 4 Belinda Bencic and gave his take.”@CocoGauff at age 19 has supersonic make up pace a depraved slice serve a laser down line backhand with juice good gentle crispy volleys a feathery drop shot and most of all a rapidly maturing thoughts and if she will be able to keep authoritative on the forehand she has sufficient to win the US OPEN,” Macci wrote on X.
@CocoGauff at age 19 has supersonic make up pace a depraved slice serve a laser down line backhand with juice good gentle crispy volleys a feathery drop shot and most of all a rapidly maturing thoughts and if she will be able to keep authoritative on the forehand she has sufficient to win the U OPEN.
— Rick Macci (@RickMacci) August 5, 2023
Gauff working with a Grand Slam-winning coach
In Washington, Gauff was seen on the observe courtroom with Brad Gilbert – the person who famously guided Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick to Grand Slam titles.
“Yeah, we began this week. Yeah, we have now simply began this week, and proper now we, you realize, have plans only for the week. I imply, clearly how issues go, we might broaden in future tournaments. Working with him has been nice.
I actually did not know him that effectively apart from the commentating, just a bit bit seeing his previous teaching performances, however these had been earlier than I used to be born (smiling). Yeah, he is a really humorous man. I used to be slightly bit frightened, as a result of he’s older, that I believed the generational factor, I did not need to be with somebody who’s a wall.
However he is positively not a wall. He is making us snort on courtroom continuously. I believe he simply makes the sport enjoyable and makes it easy. So I am hoping if all the pieces goes good we in all probability will proceed after this,” Gauff stated in Washington.
Additionally, Gauff highlighted that for now, Gilbert is extra of “a marketing consultant” than a coach. However Gauff additionally famous that her first impressions of Gilbert had been nothing however constructive.
