Martina Navratilova became world no. 1 in singles and doubles in her career and now she backs Coco Gauff to do the same thing.
In August 2022, Gauff reached the world no. 1 spot for the first time in her career, but it wasn't in singles. She became the highest-ranked player in doubles and got only three spots away from it in singles this year. In October, the 18-year-old American was ranked fourth and eventually, she finished the season as world no. 7.
The 2022 season marked already fifth consecutive season which Gauff ended by improve her year-end ranking and despite not winning a title this year, she won the most matches as she triumphed 38 times. Asked to talk about probably the biggest prospect of the American tennis, Navratilova said:
"Her serve has gotten better. Getting to the finals of the French, I think she has the best game for all surfaces," she told WTA. "So with her, just get some clarity on that forehand and she’s home free. She could make another jump. I’d put more money on her to one day take over the No.1 spot than anyone else."
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