After a hard-earned win in the Round of 32 at the Canadian Open, Coco Gauff was feeling both relieved and disappointed. The American tennis player registered a win against Veronika Kudermetova in an exciting three-set thriller. After losing the first set 4-6, Gauff made an excellent comeback, winning the two sets 7-5,6-2, to reach the next round.
Tough victory for Coco Gauff
After the game, The American player reflected on her struggles with serving in the post-match conference. She said:
"Yeah, I mean, there's positives and there's negatives. Obviously I am so disappointed in myself when it comes to that part of the game just because I didn't play D.C. to work on that and made changes to that and doing well in practice and serving really well in practice. Yeah, so I just would like for it to transfer to the match."
Gauff registered 14 double faults in the game where her opponent faulted only once. But, Gauff managed to win 72% of her first serve points and 83% o his second serve points. She added:
"It does give positives that, okay, I'm winning these matches having literally like one part of my game on a crutch. So it's like if I can stand on both feet, then I can only imagine that it would be a lot more straightforward and a lot more easier for me."
Coco Gauff struggled a lot against her opponents. In her first game (Round of 64), Gauff survived an intense, almost three-hour marathon.
The American registered 23 double faults before clinching victory 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (2). At one point of time, She was just two points away from facing defeat in the final set however turned it around with clutch play in the breaker.
Coco Gauff aced another three-set thriller on Thursday. With more than five hours of the match, on being asked whether it will affect further matches in the tournament. Coco Gauff said:
"Yeah, I mean, my energy level is there. I'm not quite at the point where these matches tire me out physically. I was training in Florida for three weeks having, like, three-, three-and-a-half-hour practices, plus fitness in 90-degree weather with humidity. So it doesn't feel as long as it is said, but I would love to get these matches under the two-hour mark, but if that's what it takes, I'm here to be out here."
Coco Gauff will lock horns next with Victoria Mboko in the Round of 16. It will be interesting to see if she manages the three-set thriller she is getting used to these days because of her serving struggles.