Coco Gauff has pulled off an unbelievable comeback to avoid a straight-set defeat in her semifinal match at the Indian Wells Masters. The American tennis prodigy, who dropped the first set, currently has a lead in the second set against the 9th-seeded Greek, Maria Sakkari. Gauff’s stellar performance has now prompted Serena Williams’ former coach, Rennae Stubbs, to heap praise on the 20-year-old player on social media.

The reigning Grand Slam champion was 2-5 down in the second set when she broke Sakkari twice from there. Gauff even saved 3 match points when it was 4-5 to make it 5-5. She has now finally managed to prevail in the second set while earning the plaudits of the WTA veteran and coach Stubbs.

In view of Coco Gauff’s phenomenal comeback, the Australian coach recently tweeted, “The kid knows how to fight!” The thrilling semifinal match between Gauff and Sakkari has now moved to the deciding set, with the Greek player currently having a 4-1 lead as she has already broken her opponent.

This is not the first time that the American player has pulled off a comeback while drawing the attention of the legendary tennis coach. Even after her first-round victory, Stubbs was singing the praise of the reigning US Open champion’s ‘perfect strokes’ and ‘composure’ on the court.

Serena Williams’ former coach hailed Coco Gauff after R1 victory at the BNP Paribas Open

The 20-year-old started her campaign at her home tournament by squaring off against an unseeded opponent, Clara Burel. Fans were taken aback by the French player’s performance as she took the first set 6-2 against the third-seeded American. However, Gauff somehow managed to turn the match in her favor by making a brilliant comeback and winning both the second and third sets. On her home turf, the tennis prodigy eventually came out on top in a three-set thriller with a score of 2-6, 6-3, 7-6.

After witnessing her remarkable on-court exploits at the WTA 1000 tournament, Rennae Stubbs couldn’t hold herself back from lauding Gauff on Twitter. She said, “Gotta hand it to @CocoGauffshe finds a way. There are so many players that could learn a lot from her. She struggled today in a lot of departments but she NEVER EVER gives up & that in the end is often way more important than perfect strokes! ❤️& composure make the difference!”

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