By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday June 28, 2025
How will Coco Gauff course of taking part in Wimbledon so quickly after she simply climbed a significant hurdle in Paris, the place she grew to become the primary American girl to win Roland-Garros since Serena Williams in 2015?
Gauff says it shouldn’t be an issue. She’s at all times been a participant who has no drawback letting the previous go.
“I am very a lot somebody who can look forward in a short time,” she advised the media at Wimbledon on Saturday. “As soon as I obtained again from New York, I used to be just about extra centered on right here, simply fascinated about what I have to do, the place I really feel the areas of my sport I want to enhance on.”
Gauff, a two-time champion who enters Wimbledon because the No.2 seed, has by no means reached a quarterfinal on the All England Membership. She’s hoping to vary that this yr.
She says she’ll have loads of time to rejoice her achievements after the season.
“I believe for me I would quite simply keep within the second and take into consideration this and form of overlook the French,” she mentioned. “I nonetheless wish to do rather well right here. I really feel fairly assured on the courtroom. Yeah, for me it was necessary simply to overlook, which is straightforward for me as a result of I am at all times searching for the following factor.
“I believe I wish to eliminate it [from my memory]. When November comes, I will revisit.”
Gauff says she has spent a lot of the final two weeks re-acclimating her sport to the grass, which suggests studying to hit extra slice, and hitting a flatter ball. There has additionally been additional emphasis on the motion and on the serve.
“It is clearly so much completely different than clay,” the 21-year-old mentioned. “[I am just trying to] maintain the ball decrease. Clearly clay, it is taking part in with a variety of top, heaviness, and that kind of sport. [On grass] I really feel you want to play a little bit bit decrease and a little bit bit extra aggressive than the clay season, which is a bit tough simply since you spend I do not know nevertheless many lengthy weeks the clay is taking part in a sure kind of manner.
“Then we come on grass, and we’ve got 13 days to fully – not fully change since you nonetheless have the core of your sport – however simply change a little bit bit the way you play.”
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