Danielle Collins and Coco Gauff are two maybe completely different personalities, however complementary and polarizing. Each have been eradicated within the semi-finals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, respectively towards Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka, on the finish of a superb event performed by the 2 US gamers.
On the press convention, Gauff talked about her deep emotions in direction of her countryman, explaining how Danielle is an distinctive particular person.
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“We speak on a regular basis. Danielle and I, I really like her. Me and her received nearer after the Billie Jean King Cup we did collectively. She’s only a nice particular person, actually. I really like seeing her do nicely. I believe for those who ask her, she likes to see me do nicely. Tommy and Danielle are folks I all the time root for, despite the fact that I would not essentially say we’re very shut,” defined Gauff.
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Through the media day on the eve of the event in Rome, we do not forget that Coco additionally talked about Rafael Nadal and his (possible) final season on the Tour.
“It is unusual to just accept it as a result of for many of my life I’ve seen him win at Roland Garros, I assume he is going by a fragile second. I used to be in Madrid and there it did not look like he was retiring, with the following ceremony I puzzled if this was actual life or not. I am unhappy as a result of he’s one among my favourite gamers, I like his mentality and his depth.
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He’s a really type particular person, I do not forget that final 12 months at Roland Garros he touched me on the again and stated: Good job. To at the present time I am unable to imagine he was speaking to me. These little particulars are what I’ll miss most in regards to the tour, the way in which he handled others. He may have a legacy like no different due to the depth with which he does the whole lot, and that is one factor that everybody will miss,” she stated.
