It looks like the coaching saga for Coco Gauff is finally ending. The American player, who has witnessed a downfall for quite some time, needed a strong support system behind her. After facing a shocking loss at Wimbledon, the hunt for a new coach for Gauff was on.

She then joined hands with Pere Riba to help bring her back to her level best. Not only this, Brad Gilbert, former coach of Andy Roddick, also joined her coaching staff for a week to help her get the best. It now comes out that Coco has some good news for her fans.

Brad Gilbert could continue in Coco Gauff’s coaching staff

After what was supposed to be a one-week trial, it seems like Gauff is impressed with Gilbert and wants him on her coaching staff for a longer time. This comes after Gauff went on to clinch the Citi Open by defeating Maria Sakkari in straight sets.

The young American prodigy was under scrutiny for quite some time and has now finally found a way to shut the critics. In an interview, she spoke about her ideas going ahead with Brad and suggested that she plans to have a rather longer time with the former American player.

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“I mean, we were just trying it this week, but obviously, I think, with the way it’s been going, we are going to continue. You know, with anyone, you don’t want to say, Let’s plan for a long time. I really only had one conversation with him in person, which was at Wimbledon,” said Gauff in the interview.

With the US Open on her radar, she would be wanting to keep her form going and impress everyone with her skills at the Flushing Meadows. However, talking about the US Open, the former coach of Serena Williams, Rick Macci also shed light on Coco’s chances and gave insight that she could win the tournament. However, he raised one condition.

Rick Macci raises one condition for Coco Gauff to win at the US Open

In a recent tweet by Macci, he emphasized Gauff’s chances at the upcoming US Open and claimed that she can really have a flying run. He pointed out some of the qualities that Coco Gauff possesses which can be a threat to her opponents. However, he also mentioned that should Gauff learn to have authority on her forehand, she could make wonders at the tournament.

Thus, with a win at Washington in front of the home crowd, her confidence would be on cloud nine. Also, with her sights set on the US Open, she would be willing to give in a flying run.

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What are your views on this? How far would Coco make at the upcoming US Open? Do let us know in the comments below.

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