By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, September 1, 2024
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NEW YORK—Coco Gauff served up self-sabotage as Emma Navarro ended her US Open reign at this time.
The world No. 3 will search assist from a serve physician to attempt to treatment her second-serve points.
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Navarro exploited 19 double faults from Gauff dethroning the defending champion 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to cost into her maiden US Open quarterfinal.
Gauff dedicated 11 of her 19 double faults within the last set. The outcome was practically 5 video games of double faults Gauff gifted at this time.
Careworn by Navarro’s aggressive return place, Gauff’s serving struggles at this time stemmed from the strain of her maiden main title protection. A number of of these double faults went into the online as Gauff typically pulls her head down too early, collapses the left facet of her physique and may decelerate her swing on second serve.
“I imply, clearly I am going down on my left facet rather a lot on my serve, and it is one thing I am conscious of, however it’s robust within the second to I assume attempt to not do it,” Gauff mentioned.
Total, Gauff dedicated 38 double faults in 4 Flushing Meadows matches.
Gauff, who labored with former No. 1 Andy Roddick to attempt to decrease her ball toss and unfold the service field, mentioned the second serve is a psychological hurdle she should clear.
To that finish, she plans to hunt a serving specialist, maybe revisit her work with Roddick, to treatment that second serve.
“Yeah, I positively wish to get different opinions as a result of, you understand — and likewise I feel it is typically extra of an emotional, psychological factor as a result of if I am going out on the observe court docket proper now, I might make, like, 30 serves in a row,” Gauff mentioned. “I’ve executed it earlier than. I feel it is also simply sort of a psychological hurdle that I’ve to recover from when it comes with that. However, yeah, I positively wish to have a look at different issues as a result of I do not wish to lose matches like this anymore.”
