Serena Williams’ childhood coach Rick Macci has listed a few areas the place he thinks Coco Gauff is “primary” and his prediction is that it will not take lengthy earlier than the American turns into the top-ranked participant on the WTA Tour.
After profitable the 2023 US Open, the 20-year-old additionally turned the top-ranked American feminine tennis participant by reaching the world No. 3 place. Whereas she remains to be ranked on the identical spot, she was capable of attain a brand new career-high rating of No. 2 in June.
Firstly of this week, Aryna Sabalenka changed Iga Swiatek on the high spot because the Belarusian has 9,706 rating factors whereas the Pole has 9,665. Between them and Gauff, there’s a huge hole because the American has 5,963 factors. Nevertheless, Serena and Venus Williams’ ex-coach thinks the 20-year-old has what it takes to surpass each stars.
“Her total quickness is quantity One. Her make up pace is quantity One. Her spine is quantity One. Her slice serve on the duce courtroom is quantity One. Coming quickly to a courtroom close to you Coco Gauff might be quantity One. @CocoGauff,” Macci wrote on X.
Her total quickness is quantity One. Her make up pace is quantity One. Her spine is quantity One. Her slice serve on the duce courtroom is quantity One. Coming quickly to a courtroom close to you Coco Gauff might be quantity One. @CocoGauff
— Rick Macci (@RickMacci) October 22, 2024
Gauff’s targets are very clear
One factor concerning the American tennis star is that she by no means shies away from making her targets completely clear. In one among her interviews from final 12 months, she underlined that simply being the top-10 wasn’t satisfying sufficient for her.
“However the purpose isn’t to be top-10 perpetually. The purpose is to be No. 1 and win grand slams,” Gauff mentioned in 2023 Might.
After profitable Beijing and making the Wuhan semifinal, the world No. 3 is about to enter the WTA Finals in Riyadh in effective type. Ought to Gauff do properly on the prestigious season-ending match and doubtlessly raise her first WTA Finals title, she might additionally acquire some notable variety of factors and are available nearer to Sabalenka and Swiatek within the rankings forward of the 2025 season.
