Coco Gauff was solely two months in the past embarrassingly bounced from Wimbledon within the first spherical. Immediately? Gauff’s in high type. She gained the tuneup match in Cincinnati lower than two weeks in the past, toppling No. 1 Iga Swiatek within the closing. At Flushing this yr, she’s the most effective hope for the primary American champion — males or girls — since Sloane Stephens in 2017. The adjustment, Gauff mentioned, was strictly psychological. And it was impressed by one among her loyal followers, NBA star Jimmy Butler, who watched from courtside Wednesday as Gauff trounced Mirra Andreeva within the second spherical, 6-3, 6-2. “That change I had within the final couple weeks. individuals suppose some unbelievable factor occurred,” the sixth-seeded Gauff mentioned. “However realistically, the 2 weeks between Wimbledon and the subsequent match I performed, nothing may have actually modified that a lot. It was actually simply the psychological factor. I believe that’s what I realized from watching Jimmy compete over time.” -via New York Day by day Information / August 30, 2023
