By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Coco Gauff is aware of all concerning the calls for of multi-tasking on clay courts.
The previous French Open finalist in singles and doubles launches her clay marketing campaign in Stuttgart this week with a twin purpose.
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The 2022 Roland Garros runner-up is on a mission to win her first clay-court title since 2021 and make a run at Roland Garros.
“I believe clay and laborious are positively my favourite surfaces,” Gauff informed the media in Stuttgart right this moment. “Once more, I can play nicely on all of them relying on how I present as much as a match, actually.
“However for the clay courtroom season this yr, I am actually optimistic. Clearly the purpose is to win French Open, however that is each season of any high participant. I imply, your targets needs to be to attempt to win the large match.”
Reigning US Open champion Gauff owns a 15-4 profession report and 79 % profession successful share at Roland Garros—her finest successful share at a Grand Slam.
“However I am not taking a look at French Open proper now. I am targeted on Stuttgart,” Gauff informed the media in Stuttgart. “You already know, I wish to win, attempt to win Madrid or Rome or right here, simply because I can not bear in mind — the final time I gained a clay courtroom title was, like, a pair years in the past if I am not mistaken.
“So I form of simply wish to get a latest clay title underneath my belt. So any of those alongside the following couple weeks could be good.”
Gearing up her sport for clay, Gauff has reunited with former coach Jean-Cristophe Faurel including him to her staff headed by coach Brad Gilbert.
“I added Jean-Christophe, I name him J.C., to my staff. I began with him once I was 14,” Gauff mentioned. “He was with me with that unbelievable run at Wimbledon. It truly wasn’t both of our decisions to cease working collectively. He was having visa points and could not get into the U.S. for, like, a very long time, a pair years.
“So as soon as he obtained that every one found out and it turned an ideal alternative and the timing labored to be again collectively, I knew once we had stopped I at all times needed to return to him when all of that stuff obtained sorted.
“So the timing labored the place I used to be in search of somebody, and we labored nicely collectively. I am actually excited to be again with him. It is good to have somebody on my staff that is aware of me since I used to be younger and is aware of me nicely. So I am actually, actually excited to have him again on the staff.”
Photograph credit score: Internazionali BNL d’Italia
