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Coco Gauff refused to hold her grunting to blame after falling short against Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open of 2024.
While many tennis players groan when playing, it’s a little more common in the women’s division of the sport. Many have been characterized as having a history of excessive and needless noise, including Sabalenka.
On Thursday, Gauff lost to Sabalenka, bringing an end to her Melbourne season. In an hour and forty-two minutes, she was defeated 6-7 (2), 4-6 in the fight held in the closed-air Rod Laver Arena. But in their head-to-head match, she still has a narrow 4-3 advantage over Sabalenka.
Gauff was asked if the grunting had ever made her feel uneasy during an encounter after the match. She expressed her remarks about it and said: “No. I mean, I played her a lot, so I can’t sit here and say that the grunt is distracting. I don’t even know; it’s like the fifth time we have played. No, I don’t think so. I don’t notice, you know, when I feel like, at least with her, it’s consistent, so it doesn’t bother me. I mean, I’ve played a player in the past where the grunt wasn’t consistent, where they would grunt longer on purpose on 30-all or deuce point.”
Gauff highlighted certain players that grunt in a really weird way or prolong it on purpose, but with Sabalenka, there are no deviations.
She added: “If it’s consistent, I can’t say anything about it. I don’t think you’re supposed to grunt while the person is hitting. Like I said, I didn’t notice it. When you play with her, you know that’s what she’s going to do. I don’t think it’s a tactic or anything. I think that’s just how she plays tennis. I think that’s just her. It’s fine. There have been other grunters in the past. It doesn’t bother me.”
Coco Gauff in 2024
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Ranked world no.4, Coco played her last match on the 25th of January when she surrendered to world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(2) 6-4 in the semifinal of the Australian Open (draw).
This season Gauff owns an overall 10-1 record. Coco has won 1 title in Auckland.
Sabalenka at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2024
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Ranked no.2, Sabalenka has an overall 10-1 record in 2024. Sabalenka is now having a run at the Australian Open where she conquered the world no.173 Ella Seidel 6-0 6-1, the world no.107 Brenda Fruhvirtova 6-3 6-2, the world no.33 Lesya Tsurenko 6-0 6-0, the world no.442 Amanda Anisimova 6-3 6-2, the world no.11 Barbora Krejcikova 6-2 6-3 and the world no.4 Cori Gauff 7-62 6-4.
Aryna Sabalenka will play the world no.15 Qinwen Zheng in the final on Saturday at 7:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Sabalenka.
Sabalenka got to the final in Brisbane (Brisbane International).
Sabalenka won 13 titles in her career: 9 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka faced off 7 times. Their current head to head is 4-3 for Gauff. Before, the last time they locked horns, Aryna Sabalenka won 7-6(2) 6-4 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 25th of January 2024.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
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