Coco Gauff is a generational expertise, however even she has to recollect to offer herself grace.
After a gritty win in opposition to Aryna Sabalenka within the 2023 U.S. Open closing that ended with Sabalenka beating her tennis racket into the ground, Coco Gauff has been on a meteoric rise. Her skills landed her on the Australian Open, the place she performed within the semifinals in opposition to Sabalenka once more.
This time, nonetheless, she didn’t have sufficient to beat her acquainted opponent. Gauff seemingly ran out of fuel after a valiant however aggravating win over Marta Kostyuk simply days in the past. When she took time to mirror upon her loss, she was notably onerous on herself.
But, her profession, which features a Grand Slam, seven singles titles and eight doubles titles — all earlier than reaching her 20s — reveals she must be mild with herself. Coco is greater than only a second. She’s given tennis followers and herself fairly the journey, and there’s extra nonetheless to return.
Coco Gauff displays on taking part in her final Grand Slam as a youngster & says she’s pleased with herself:
“I are usually onerous on myself, so I really feel like immediately I used to be, like, dang, however I believe trying again of, like, total this stage of my life, like, it was clearly a profitable time. I noticed… pic.twitter.com/3SlXsHZtmF
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