There was a time when serious questions were being asked Gauff’s mindset.
With his second withdrawal responsible for coughing double failures, and his forehand identified as a weakness, there were debates whether the problems were in his mindset or technical disabilities.
Any questions recently appeared in March with his coach Jean-Christophe Faurel saying that the pair “put it on the line” after a last 16 departure at Miami Open.
Since then, she has won 18 of the 21 matches and reached three successive finals in Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros.
“In Madrid and Rome, she lost her first set in her opening match. She could have left early and people would have said again: ‘Coco could not win a match'”, “Faurel said to the France Open website.Like this, external
“One of her greatest strength is her mindset. She never gives up.
“It often makes a difference thanks to its force of character.”
This ability was evident during Saturday final in Paris.
Playing with a test wind and behind the dominant player on the WTA tour, Gauff refused to double.
She retaliated from 4-1 to leave the first set hanging in rocking and then improved even more in the next two sets when Sabalenka became increasingly frustrated.
“Mentally, there is no one stronger in the female game,” said Greg Russeski, eg four four in the world, who was analyzing the BBC Radio 5 Live departure.
“Her Forehand wasn’t shooting sometimes and she seemed to be surprised on the opening set, but she found a way to go through it.”
