NEW YORK: Coco Gauff is seen as one of the favourites for the US Open title, but the 19-year-old says she’s just trying to have fun in the face of diz...
Coco Gauff of the United States plays a forehand against Mirra Andreeva during their Women’s Singles Second Round match on Day Two of the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2023 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City/AFPPix: Coco Gauff is seen as one of the favourites for the US Open title, but the 19-year-old says she’s just trying to have fun in the face of dizzying expectations in New York.
She is dreaming of carrying on the legacy of 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams this fortnight, and is the tour’s form player after scooping titles in Washington and Cincinnati. She ascribes part of her recent success to staying more positive when the going gets tough, highlighting the resilience of Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic.
“The way that he was still smiling, for me, against Hubi Hurkacz and he was down a set and a break or something like that, I don’t know, he was down crazy... He was still smiling. “Now I’m really just having fun and laughing and smiling, and I think it’s making tennis more enjoyable.”
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