Coco Gauff, one of the most popular players on the WTA Tour right now, acknowledges that Brad Gilbert and Pere Riba have significantly altered her viewpoint on many things. Even though she doesn’t believe any significant changes have occurred as a result of their addition to her team.

The American revealed Gilbert’s addition before the North American hard-court season after a poor first-round elimination from the grass-court Grand Slam and the addition of Riba before Wimbledon.

Before taking the greatest title of her career at the Cincinnati Open over the weekend, she followed it up with a run to the quarterfinals of the Canadian Open.

Gauff said this during a conversation: “It has just been the execution and the belief, and the things in practice, down the footwork and how I approach to the ball. I used to think that when they hit really fast at me I used to just squat and try to bang it back, but I realize that is not the most consistent way to play.”

She further added: “It’s just that mentality change… so it has just been small changes and how they have changed my perspective on that has helped. But obviously, nothing has changed drastically as people think. I didn’t change anything, it’s just those small adjustments.”

Coco Gauff in 2023

Currently the world no.6, Gauff played her last match on the 20^th of August when she beat world no.10 Karolina Muchova 6-3 6-4 in the final in Cincinnati to win her 5^th career title.

This year Coco has a composed 38-13 record. Gauff clinched 3 titles in 2023 in Auckland, Washington and Cincinnati.