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In-form Coco Gauff is finally fulfilling her tennis potential on the tennis court. After storming through the first round of her home Grand Slam event, she is looking unbeatable. A few months ago, she added a new addition to her coaching team, and since then, she has been doing wonders on the tennis court.

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Recently, after winning the first-round match at the US Open, the 19-year-old American tennis sensation revealed her coach Gilbert’s ideal philosophy. Gauff also revealed why she is following her coach’s ideology.

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Coco Gauff talks about following Brad Gilbert’s ideology

Together with her new coaching team, the 2023rd French Open quarterfinalist has shown her amazing tennis talents after a disappointing Wimbledon campaign a few months ago. Recently, after winning the first round at the US Open, she highlighted how things have changed for her in a better way.

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Gauff was questioned during the post-match press conference about whether she has been using her 62-year-old coach’s popular philosophy of ‘winning ugly,’ about which he has also written a book.

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She said, “I think I was trying my best to just stay in the points, try to push her on defense. She was coming to the net a lot. I lost to her in doubles at Wimbledon, so I knew she had good hands. She proved that she did. I think she only missed two or three volleys. So, yeah, today was truly winning ugly.” 

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Moreover, she believed that her match was somewhat inspired by the winning ugly philosophy, as her partnership with Agassi’s former coach has yielded a remarkable run of success. She also highlighted how the match was just a weird combination of different things coming together.

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Well, this is not the first time she has talked about how things have changed since this summer. Earlier, after defeating the world number one, Iga Swiatek, for the first time, she shared her take on working with Brad Gilbert.

When Gauff shared a fresh perspective as a tennis player

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From the moment she welcomed the 62-year-old American tennis coach, Gauff revealed how a lot of things have changed in her perspective. She highlighted how she is now able to solve the problem and troubleshoot it during the match itself, rather than focusing on the scoreline.

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Along with that, she also displayed self-confidence regarding how she has started to figure out a way to win matches even after not giving her best. Well, it won’t be wrong to say that the new addition to her coaching team has definitely changed a lot of things for the better for the 19-year-old player.

What do you think about the ‘winning ugly philosophy? Write down your thoughts in the comment section below.

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