Coco Gauff was able to secure two very tight victories in Toronto this week and she confirmed that fan support does help.
Gauff has been a fan favourite ever since prominently showcasing her talent at Wimbledon at age 16. Gauff is older now and a much better player but she's still a fan favourite, especially in North America. Due to that, she's receiving a lot of support this week in Toronto and it's helped:
"It's nice going onto the court and it being jam-packed. I like when anybody watches me play. I'm grateful to play on the big courts, so that's cool too. When people are cheering for me I think it helps. These people waited three hours with me and I don't want to [disappoint them], not that if I lose I'm going to disappoint them. But I don't want to lose [while being a brat on the court and being mad at myself."
The matches were pretty crazy and Gauff had to overcome some tricky situations to emerge victorious. For the most part, she handled herself really well and it gives her confidence:
"Gives me a lot of confidence because I know I can tough it out in those tough moments. These are the type of players that I need to have to beat if I want to win a Grand Slam. These matches are giving me more confidence, especially from both matches I was down a break and had lost a lead. From having the lead, to not having the lead, to fighting back. I know how it feels in those moments against these players. I needed these matches leading up into the US Open. So if I have a tough moment, I can look back on this."
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