NEW YORK: Coco Gauff said learning how to smile more often is behind her dazzling run at the US Open after she stormed into the semi-finals with a str...
Coco Gauff of the United States plays a forehand during her Women's Singles Quarterfinal match against Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia on Day Nine of the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 05, 2023. AFPPIX: Coco Gauff said learning how to smile more often is behind her dazzling run at the US Open after she stormed into the semi-finals with a straight sets thrashing of Jelena Ostapenko on Tuesday.
Gauff's season has been transformed since she began working with veteran coach Brad Gilbert in July, weeks after she was left distraught by a first-round exit at Wimbledon. “I really took that, and when he said that I was a little bit surprised. I started to think and I was like, ‘Yeah, I do.’ That’s something I’m trying to work on and continuing to do, and obviously I think it’s helping my results.”
“She’s my idol. I think if you told me when I was younger that I would be in these same stat lines as her, I would freak out.” But amid furnace-like heat on the Arthur Ashe Stadium, the inconsistent Latvian wilted in the face of a scorching performance from her American opponent. Gauff broke Ostapenko's serve three times in a lopsided first set which was over in 20 minutes, with the Latvian coughing 15 unforced errors to Gauff's two.
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