In her partnership with 62-year-old Brad Gilbert, Coco Gauff, who is only 19 years old, occasionally feels younger and wiser in a hilarious sense.
Together, they started working in Washington, D.C., where the renowned coach Gilbert joined Pere Riba’s reorganized staff as a consultant. Gilbert was quite admiring of the team’s spirit when he spoke earlier in an interview during the US Open about his experiences coaching American talent.
When discussing Gilbert’s presence and how it affects the relationship between members of the group, Gauff told many stories. Gauff shared in a press conference and laughed while saying: “I was worried about being with the older person, to be honest, before I met Brad. He’s older but he still has the mind of, like, a 20-year-old, maybe even younger, a 10-year-old kid sometimes.”
She further added: “He’s older but still has the mind of a 20-year-old. Maybe even younger, a 10-year-old kid sometimes. He played every match with a jolly rancher in his mouth. He’s been giving me jolly ranchers all the time. I take them but I don’t eat them.”
Coco Gauff appreciating the quirkiness of Brad Gilbert:
“He’s older but still has the mind of a 20 year old. Maybe even younger, a 10 year old kid sometimes.. He played every match with a jolly rancher in his mouth. He’s been giving me jolly ranchers all the time. I take them… pic.twitter.com/HBrkInaVyE
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) September 4, 2023
Gauff at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023
WWLWWLWWWW Currently ranked no.6, the American has achieved a compiled 42-13 record in 2023. The American is now playing at the U.S. Open where she ousted the world no.121 Laura Siegemund 3-6 6-2 6-4, the world no.63 Mirra Andreeva 6-3 6-2, the world no.32 Elise Mertens 3-6 6-3 6-0 and the world no.623 Caroline Wozniacki 6-3 3-6 6-1.
Coco Gauff will square off with the world no.21 Jelena Ostapenko in the quarter. Their actual record is 1-1.
The American has won 3 titles in 2023 in Auckland, Washington and Cincinnati.
The American 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)
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