Coco Gauff recently ended her coaching partnership with Brad Gilbert, following a year of highs and recent struggles. Gilbert, who helped Gauff secure her first Grand Slam title and a WTA 1000 victory in 2023, thanked Gauff for their collaboration, saying, “Coco, at just 20 years young, your future is incredibly bright.”
In response to Gauff’s coaching shift, Naomi Osaka’s former coach, Sascha Bajin, expressed his interest in working with the American star. Commenting on an Instagram post, Bajin said, “I’m ready. They just need to call.”
Sascha Bajin comments under my IG reel that he is “ready” to coach Coco Gauff 👀 pic.twitter.com/yJJe7p0n6P
— Christian’s Court (@christianscourt) September 19, 2024
Bajin has a rich coaching history, having guided Osaka to her first two Grand Slam titles and previously working with tennis legends such as Serena Williams.
Coco Gauff in 2024
LWWWLLWLWW Now the world no.6, Gauff played her last match on the 1st of September when she capitulated to world no.8 Emma Navarro 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the 4th round of the U.S. Open (draw).
This year Gauff has achieved a compiled 41-15 win-loss record. Gauff has won 1 title in Auckland.
Coco Gauff will take on the world no.205 Sinja Kraus in the . They have never played each other until now on the main tour.
Gauff clinched 1 title in 2024 in Auckland.
Gauff won 7 titles in her career: 5 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Naomi Osaka in 2024
LWLWLWLLWL Now ranked no.76, Osaka played her last match on the 29th of August when she lost to world no.51 Karolina Muchova 6-3 7-6(5) in the 2nd round of the U.S. Open (draw).
Presently, during this year the Japanese has managed to achieve a composed 19-17 match record.
Naomi Osaka will compete against the world no.724 Anna Danilina in the . They have never played each other till now in top tournaments.
The Japanese won 7 titles in her career: all of them conquered on hard courts. (See the list of her titles)
Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka played each other 4 times. Their head to head is 2-2. Before, the last time they played each other, Coco Gauff won 6-4 6-4 in the 2nd round in San Jose (Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic) in August 2022.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ieEIn8PpLA
Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka |
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