At the U.S. Open, Coco Gauff is demonstrating her approach after No. 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz.
The 19-year-old American states that she made it a priority to have excitement while competing as she defeated 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva on Wednesday at the US Open by scores of 6-3, 6-2.
Coco Gauff believes she learned a lot from observing Carlos Alcaraz smile when he was losing. She expressed her thoughts and said: “Carlos in Cincinnati, he was losing a set every match pretty much and he wasn’t playing his best, that was clear. The way that he was still smiling against Hubert Hurkacz and he was down a set and a break or something like that, I don’t know, he was down crazy or down match points. He was still smiling.”
She further added: “If Carlos Alcaraz can smile, he’s No. 1 in the world and he has all this pressure, he’s supposed to beat Hubert Hurkacz on paper, then I can do it in situations maybe where most of the time now I’m not the underdog, but against, for example, like Iga or Sabalenka, those where I’m considered the underdog on paper, I can smile too.”
Coco Gauff says watching Carlos Alcaraz smile when he’s losing taught her a lot:
“Carlos in Cincinnati, he was losing a set every match pretty much. He wasn’t playing his best. The way that he was still smiling against Hubi Hurkacz when he was down a set & a break, down match… pic.twitter.com/KJfuzeW6Av
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) August 30, 2023
Gauff at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023
WWLWWLWWWW Now the world no.6, Coco owns a 40-13 record in 2023. Coco is now having a run at the U.S. Open where she toppled the world no.121 Laura Siegemund 3-6 6-2 6-4 and the world no.63 Mirra Andreeva 6-3 6-2.
Coco Gauff will play the world no.32 Elise Mertens in the 3rd round. The head to head is 2-0 for Gauff.
The American clinched 3 titles in 2023 in Auckland, Washington and Cincinnati.
Coco won 5 titles in her career: 3 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Alcaraz at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023
WLWLLWLWWW Currently ranked no.1, Alcaraz achieved a composed 54-6 win-loss record in 2023. The Spaniard is currently playing at the U.S. Open where he beat the world no.75 Dominik Koepfer 6-2 3-2 ret..
Carlos Alcaraz will come up against the world no.177 Lloyd Harris in the 2nd round on Thursday at 7:00 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium. In the past, they have never competed against each other until now in top events.
The Spaniard conquered 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. The Spaniard got to the final in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open) and in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open).
Carlos won 12 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
