Coco Gauff has reportedly fired her coach lower than every week earlier than the beginning of the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows.
Gauff parted methods with coach Matthew Daly, according to D’Arcy Maine of ESPN. Daly confirmed this to tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg, saying the change had been made “lately.”
Gauff retained her different coach, JC Faurel, and has additionally introduced in biomechanics coach Gavin MacMillan as a part of her workforce. MacMillan beforehand labored with Aryna Sabalenka whereas Sabalenka was having points along with her serve.
That in all probability shouldn’t be coincidence, as Gauff has had a tough summer time along with her serving. Since successful the French Open, she has failed to duplicate that success, together with a very early exit at Wimbledon. Throughout the Canadian Open earlier this month, she accrued 42 double faults in simply three matches.
Regardless of these points, it’s extremely uncommon for a high-profile participant to make a training change on the eve of a serious match. The primary spherical of the U.S. Open begins Sunday, and expectations might be excessive contemplating she won the event two years ago.
Gauff is not any stranger to midseason teaching modifications. The present world No. 3 additionally dismissed coach Brad Gilbert after final 12 months’s U.S. Open, at which level she started working with Daly.
