Following her recent match against Elina Svitolina, Coco Gauff humorously reflected on her performance and plans to enhance her serve. Gauff admitted to struggling during the latter part of the match, particularly with her backhand, and noted that her aggressiveness on serve could use improvement.
In her post-match interview, Gauff shared, “I think I tried to be more aggressive, especially on my forehand side and making less errors on the backhand. I was missing a lot of backhands in the net so I was just trying to make less errors. She was playing well. She was playing aggressive. She was hitting her spots and I think the difference was just me being more aggressive, especially on serve.”
Despite the defeat, Gauff found a silver lining in the early exit from the tournament. “The main focus was trying to be as ready as possible for here, which I feel like it was a blessing in disguise I lost so early, because I was able to actually train, which I hadn’t been able to,” she said, according to Tennis.com. “I do my best results when I come off a training block.”
Gauff’s lighthearted approach to her defeat underscores her commitment to improving her game. By using the setback as an opportunity to refine her skills, particularly her serve, she aims to return stronger in future matches. The young tennis star’s ability to find positive aspects even in challenging moments reflects her resilience and determination to continue developing her game.
Gauff at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2024
WWLWWLWWWW Currently the world no.3, Gauff has achieved a 41-14 record in 2024. Coco is currently playing at the U.S. Open where she defeated the world no.66 Varvara Gracheva 6-2 6-0, the world no.99 Tatjana Maria 6-4 6-0 and the world no.28 Elina Svitolina 3-6 6-3 6-3.
Coco Gauff will fight against the world no.267 Sinja Kraus in the . They have never played each other till now in top competitions.
Coco conquered 1 title in 2024 in Auckland.
The American 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)
Elina Svitolina in 2024
LWWLWLWWLW Now ranked no.28, Elina played her last match on the 30th of August when she lost to world no.3 Cori Gauff 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the 3rd round of the U.S. Open (draw).
This season Svitolina has managed to achieve a compiled 30-18 match record. Elina Svitolina’s best achievement of this year was reaching the final in Auckland.
Coco Gauff and Elina Svitolina faced off 3 times. Their actual head to head record is 2-1 for Gauff. The last time they fought against each other, Coco Gauff won 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the 3rd round in New York (U.S. Open) on the 30th of August 2024.
