Playing 3. I want whatever she got from the trainer.
Maybe the trainer just told her to calm down and stop trying to blast Gauff off the court, inevitably leading to a mistake. Once she dialed it down half a notch, she seemed in control.
We found today that COCO is FAke and so is brad gilbert
Woah there, don't throw Brad under the bus. I may be reading things wrong, but when they show a close up of him in the stands, I get the feeling he is often wondering what he got himself into. I think he is seeing that Gauff isn't the type of player that can really respond to his input in the long run.
Watching her matches, Gauff is still all over the place in terms of consistency. Of course her forehand is what usually gets the attention, as it reliably goes astray for at least some portion of a match.
Her serve is still concerning as well. Yesterday there was an interesting moment that was overshadowed by the umpire argument. After a couple of double faults (maybe even 3) in one of her early games, she said something to her box about them changing her serve (or something to that effect) as if that was causing her problems.
But I still think her biggest problem remains her own expectations. I think she see's Swiatek, Sabalenka and Rybakina regularly blowing people off the court, and wonders why she can't do the same (especially now that she is #3 in the world). I think she grew up watching Serena do it, and wonders why she can't do the same. Yes, she is a top player in today's WTA, but she isn't a great player. Her game is based on scrapping and retrieving. And in theory that is a good fit for Mr. "Win Ugly," but she doesn't want to do that. She has bought into the hype. She thinks she should be winning in style, and dominating the tour. But it's not going to happen with her skillset. Yes, she is a top player, and #3 in the world is awesome by almost every measure, but she expects to be one of the greats, and they really don't come along that often...