In tennis, a dynamic duo emerges not just on the court but in the heartwarming bond of friendship between Coco Gauff and Frances Tiafoe. Together, they weave around their aspirations, encouragement from one another, and victories that go beyond the tennis court. And who would know better than a friend in the same arena?

The 19-year-old American tennis sensation recently opened up about one factor her compatriot should improve on to get better on the court. Let’s look at what Gauff wants Tiafoe to improve in his game.

Coco Gauff improving advice for Frances Tiafoe

After making her place in the third round of the Australian Open, the Grand Slam champion openly talked about the one improvement that can make Tiafoe’s game even better. During the post-match press conference after the second-round victory, she highlighted how the 25-year-old American can work on his return and, at the same time, praised him for the same.

She said, “I realize when you’re serving, someone is serving hard, you can just use their pace against them. I think that’s the model. Sometimes, it’s not always easy, but that’s something I feel like is what I work on and practice on a lot. But Frances should practice his returns (smiling). He’s a pretty good returner, but, you know, you can always get better (smiling).”

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Further, she highlighted that even though he is pretty good at making a return, she explained how it won’t be wrong to work toward perfection in a tennis skill. It won’t be wrong to say that Gauff knows her compatriot’s strengths and weaknesses in the right dimension.

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Along with that, it was not only the 17th-ranked tennis player who needed to practice his return. Even Gauff wants to work on her return, and in the same interview, she talked about how she is looking up to Novak Djokovic to buckle up his return game on the court.

Gauff aims to work on her tennis return

In the same conversation, she opened up about how even after being good in her serve game, she is currently working on improving the other dimension of her athletic skills, which is the return. She also emphasized how she is looking up to the 36-year-old Serbian tennis player to make a return just like him.

She stated, “I want to return like him. If you look at his swings on the returns, it’s not like full cuts. It’s a lot shorter and abbreviated to when he actually hits.” Not only that, she also called him the best returner, in her opinion. Looking at how she is currently focusing on her improvement, she is working to improve and achieve more on the court.

What are your thoughts on Gauff’s pointer that can make Tiafoe’s game better? Share your views in the comment section below.

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