Anyone who watched her matches in the first week will know how talented Coco Gauff is. This is a girl good enough to go toe to toe with the five-times champion Venus Williams in the first round and then, when things got tough in the third against Polona Hercog, had the ability to change her game, showing plenty of variety to get the job done. To be this good at 15 is something special and it is remarkable how much she has improved in the past 12 months. As Serena Williams said: “There are some 15-year-olds, like me, who wouldn’t know what to do at Wimbledon. Then you have a 15-year-old like Coco who knows what to do. I think she’s definitely on a different level, so I think she’s totally capable and ready, to be honest.” Gauff’s serve is already a big weapon – her fastest so far is 117mph (189kmh) – her two-handed backhand is a thing of beauty, especially when she flicks it cross‑court. Her sliced backhand is decent, too, as she showed against Hercog, and she is happy to approach the net, which is a good sign.
Written by Simon Cambers
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/07/coco-gauff-complete-player-wimbledon-tennis under the title “Fitness to finesse: the reasons behind Coco Gauff’s stunning Wimbledon rise | Simon Cambers”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
