There are very few people that got into spotlights as soon in their career as Coco Gauff who is still only 18-years-old but is playing already in her fourth season on the WTA Tour.
After many years of hard work, the young American finally reached a Grand Slam final and not just one, but two. She will play against Iga Swiatek in the singles final and she will also play doubles final alongside Jessica Pegula. Speaking to Eurosport about her progress, Patrick Mouratoglou said:
“She is progressing at her pace. She is not someone who suddenly exploded with winning a Grand Slam coming from nowhere. And in a way it’s better because she’s building the foundations for the future."
"Everybody thought she would very early because she had beaten Venus Williams at Wimbledon and beat Naomi Osaka the year after at the Australian Open and people think ‘she is ready [to win Grand Slams]".
“She was not ready and when you see her now you realise that she was not ready at that time. There were a lot of things missing. First of all she was making 15 to 20 double faults a match. It’s difficult to win a Grand Slam with this for example. She was emotionally not stable during the matches, a lot of ups and downs. It’s very difficult to win a Grand Slam with that."
“If you see her here she is much more stable during matches. She is serving much better. She has erased some flaws that she had in her game that were preventing her from being able to win a Grand Slam. She is progressing. Every time you see her she is better. When I saw the draw here I said I think she has the draw to reach the final. If she reaches the final then anything can happen."
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