‘Funny to See Him Serious’ – Coco Gauff Narrates How Rafael Nadal Acts Like a Mentor to Youngsters Like Francis Tiafoe and Herself

Published 06/29/2022, 8:50 AM EDT

Coco Gauff is safely through to the second round of the Wimbledon Championships after overcoming Elena-Gabriela Ruse of Romania 2-6, 6-3, 7-5. However, the 11th seed struggled to capitalize on her opponent’s serve, converting only 4 of 25 break points.

Gauff, coming off a sensational run, reached the final at Roland Garros. Unfortunately, she was outdone by World No.1 Iga Swiatek in the summit clash. The American returns to Wimbledon, three years after her sensational upset over 5-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams.

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Coco Gauff is full of praises for Rafael Nadal

Gauff has taken inspiration from one of the legends of the sport Rafael Nadal. The 19-year-old believes that the 22-time Grand Slam winner is a perfect representative of tennis. She says, “He is my favorite person in the world of tennis. It’s funny to see how he inspires others.”
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— Coco Gauff (@CocoGauff) June 2, 2022

“All the players who train with him take it very seriously and focus on practice as if it were a match. The other day Tiafoe trained with Rafa, and it was funny to see him so serious and focused when he is always making jokes,” she added.
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Nadal returns to Wimbledon three years after his last appearance at the All-England Club. He has wins at Wimbledon came in 2008 and 2010.

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Nadal managed to shrug off an inspired Francis Cerundulo in the first round at Wimbledon. However, with 15 consecutive Grand Slam victories, he now looks a favorite to win a 23rd Grand Slam in his illustrious career.

Nadal, absent for half of the 2021 season has sensationally returned with wins in Melbourne and Paris. Moreover, he is now two clear of rivals Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in the all-time list. But, the Spaniard will be hoping to recover fully from a chronic foot injury that has forced him to undergo radiofrequency ablation treatment ahead of Wimbledon.

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Mario Fernandes is a Formula 1 writer at EssentiallySports. He has completed his graduation in Mathematics, followed by a Post Graduation Diploma in Journalism. Mario has been a sportsman and a sports fan from a very young age and has represented his school and college in sports like soccer, tennis, and cricket at the district level.

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‘Funny to See Him Serious’ – Coco Gauff Narrates How Rafael Nadal Acts Like a Mentor to Youngsters Like Francis Tiafoe and Herself

Coco Gauff is full of praises for Rafael Nadal

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