By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, October 31, 2024
Coco Gauff’s teaching workforce has been halved.
US Open champion Gauff confirmed Pere Riba, who together with Brad Gilbert guided her to a maiden main in Flushing Meadows, has departed her teaching workforce resulting from private causes.
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Brad Gilbert stays Gauff’s coach and was readily available in Cancun the place Gauff crushed two-time Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur 6-0, 6-1 in her WTA Finals singles opener final night time.
“Sadly it wasn’t my determination, however we have now to finish the connection,” Gauff instructed the media in Cancun. “I’ve had a good time with him and I want him all the very best in his subsequent enterprise.
“If it had been as much as me, I might have preferred to have him right here, however issues occur and life is like that. We’ve not ended up in dangerous methods, typically folks wish to [make] one thing out of what is not. Some issues did not work out and that is it. I nonetheless suppose he is an awesome man and he is carried out superb issues for me and my sport, and I am positive he’ll achieve success in his subsequent problem.”
In feedback to Spanish information company MARCA, Riba confirmed the break up was resulting from household causes and predicted Gauff will rise to world No. 1 in 2024.
“[I left] resulting from household problems with a private nature,” Riba instructed MARCA. “I am very pleased with the work we have carried out collectively, as a result of all of the objectives had been met, and I am satisfied that subsequent 12 months Gauff shall be primary.”
Picture credit score: Coco Gauff Instagram
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