Coco Gauff is slowly getting back to her best but familiar issues continue to the plague the 21-year-old.
The World No.4 reached her first final of the year at the Madrid Open but was undone by errors as she lost to Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets.
It was a thrilling contest between Sabalenka and Gauff with the American putting up a fightback in the second set.
Gauff recovered from 3-0 down to make it 3-3 but a but a double fault gave her rival the victory and title.
Service issues are a known flaw of the youngster’s game, and it’s an issue that Serena Williams‘ ex-coach Rick Macci insists must be ironed out if she is to win the big titles.
“Tweaking/ Speaking will not solve the double fault leaking,” he wrote on X.
“Coco has all the inner qualities to be number One. Her wheels/ fighting spirit and determination is so special.
“But tennis is such a technical sport more than any other as the muscle memory you grooved in the beginning that alone might stop you from winning.”
Macci pointing out these flaws is justified, many of the 2023 US Open champion’s losses this season have stemmed from errors in her serve.
She had six double faults in her quarter-final defeat to Paula Badosa at the Australian Open in January, before committing seven in her first-round exit at the Qatar Open in February.
While Gauff’s eight and 12 double faults in defeats at Indian Wells and the Miami Open, respectively, undid her efforts at the sunshine double.
However, despite the loss to Sabalenka, there is much to take from her efforts at the Madrid Open.
Gauff was making a comeback before Sabalenka regained controlGetty Gauff hailed Sabalenka for her performanceGetty Read More Details
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