By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, September 1, 2024
Photograph credit score: Clive Brunskill/Getty for ITF Davis Cup
NEW YORK—Coco Gauff served up self-sabotage as Emma Navarro ended her US Open reign immediately.
The world No. 3 will search assist from a serve physician to attempt to treatment her second-serve points.
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Navarro exploited 19 double faults from Gauff dethroning the defending champion 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to cost into her maiden US Open quarterfinal.
Gauff dedicated 11 of her 19 double faults within the closing set. The consequence was practically 5 video games of double faults Gauff gifted immediately.
Pressured by Navarro’s aggressive return place, Gauff’s serving struggles immediately stemmed from the stress of her maiden main title protection. A number of of these double faults went into the web as Gauff generally pulls her head down too early, collapses the left facet of her physique and may decelerate her swing on second serve.
“I imply, clearly I am going down on my left facet loads on my serve, and it is one thing I am conscious of, however it’s powerful within the second to I assume attempt to not do it,” Gauff stated.
Total, Gauff dedicated 38 double faults in 4 Flushing Meadows matches.
Gauff, who labored with former No. 1 Andy Roddick to attempt to decrease her ball toss and unfold the service field, stated the second serve is a psychological hurdle she should clear.
To that finish, she plans to hunt a serving specialist, maybe revisit her work with Roddick, to treatment that second serve.
“Yeah, I undoubtedly wish to get different opinions as a result of, you realize — and likewise I feel it is generally extra of an emotional, psychological factor as a result of if I am going out on the apply court docket proper now, I might make, like, 30 serves in a row,” Gauff stated. “I’ve achieved it earlier than. I feel it is also simply sort of a psychological hurdle that I’ve to recover from when it comes with that. However, yeah, I undoubtedly wish to have a look at different issues as a result of I do not wish to lose matches like this anymore.”
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