Another loss and Gauff's confidence remains far, far away. Her coach, Diego Moyano, stepped aside before the clay court season and her father took over. A parent coaching never works out, especially on the pro tour. Yet I don't think that Moyano developed Gauff's play to highly compete on the pro tour. Yeah, Gauff made it to the French Open finals in 2022. Still, Gauff claimed that the 2022 season was a lost season. Still, I don't fully blame Moyano for Gauff's year-long decline. Perhaps, Gauff's father influenced too much during Mayano's coaching her.
Expert coaching in pro tennis is required. But so much to deal with, like the player's emotions, the player's natural tendencies whether, for example, aggressive or counter punching. A coach also must instill discipline into the player. Even in practice hitting, a player must treat every shot as the most important shot. And in matches treat every shot as the most important shot with all the athleticism. fundamentals, and concentration on the ball working together. No matter the improvement needed, instant improvement doesn't happen.
So much mentally, emotionally, and physically (including her far western forehand grip) has been established in Gauff's play. Years ago, my coach offered suggestions. I questioned them and asked: "How will that improve my play and my natural aggressive style of always attacking the net?" The coach explained and I replied, "O.K., I get it. We'll have to do a lot of work to make it natural. But I understand how your advice will fit my game." On the tennis court, I've always been motivated to improve until I scale to perfection.
I get great enjoyment playing tennis when all the mental, physical, and concentration attributes come together on a single shot even if the shot isn't an instant winner. In other words, I succeeded in doing on one shot what I'm supposed to do on every shot.
Expert coaching in pro tennis is required. But so much to deal with, like the player's emotions, the player's natural tendencies whether, for example, aggressive or counter punching. A coach also must instill discipline into the player. Even in practice hitting, a player must treat every shot as the most important shot. And in matches treat every shot as the most important shot with all the athleticism. fundamentals, and concentration on the ball working together. No matter the improvement needed, instant improvement doesn't happen.
So much mentally, emotionally, and physically (including her far western forehand grip) has been established in Gauff's play. Years ago, my coach offered suggestions. I questioned them and asked: "How will that improve my play and my natural aggressive style of always attacking the net?" The coach explained and I replied, "O.K., I get it. We'll have to do a lot of work to make it natural. But I understand how your advice will fit my game." On the tennis court, I've always been motivated to improve until I scale to perfection.
I get great enjoyment playing tennis when all the mental, physical, and concentration attributes come together on a single shot even if the shot isn't an instant winner. In other words, I succeeded in doing on one shot what I'm supposed to do on every shot.
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