‘Slowly but Surely’- Coco Gauff Attempts To Clone Roger Federer and Nick Kyrgios’ Trade-Mark Shot During a Practice Session

Coco Gauff has become the rising American tennis sensation. The player, just 18, has established herself as one of the best players on the tour right now. Even though the player has not won any titles this year, she continues to better her performance by practicing diligently.

Right now, the player is gearing up for the hard court season. Gauff is currently participating in the Silicon Valley Classic tour. She is trying to learn a tweener imitating the signature shot of Roger Federer and Nick Kyrgios.

Gauff tries to master Roger Federer and Nick Kyrgios’ tweener shot on the court

The American player is practicing for the ongoing tour at San Jose. During her practice, the player attempted a successful tweener. It is a difficult shot to make during the make as the player hits the ball between his or her legs. Gauff uploaded a video of it on her Instagram story. She stated, “slowly but surely learning how to do a tweener lol.” 

The player will face the Ukrainian tennis player Anhelina Kalinina in the second round of the tour in San Jose, California.

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The world no. 11 rose to prominence back in 2019 when she defeated seven-time grand slam champion, Venus Williams, in the first round of Wimbledon. Then again, she defeated her in the first round of the Australian Open in 2020.

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Tweener shots are well-associated with Roger Federer and Nick Kyrgios who have attempted such shots during various matches.

Both the players have taken both the audience as well as the opponents by shock attempting such a difficult shot in a game.

How is Coco Gauff faring in 2022?

Coco Gauff is on her best performance on the court this year. However, she has not acquired any title till now. Her best performance this year was at the French Open 2022, where the player reached the finals.

She met the incumbent world no. 1 Iga Swiatek who defeated in straight sets. Nonetheless, the American player is all set to perform well in the hard court season and will give her best on the home ground.