Coco Gauff Reveals Incoordination With Coach Brad Gilbert And Team During Loss To…

Don’t think we were in sync” – Coco Gauff reveals incoordination with coach Brad Gilbert and team during loss to Emma Navarro in Wimbledon 4R

“It has happened before… I wouldn’t say it has happened before with maybe the combination of JC and Brad. It’s happened before in the past where I felt like I needed more direction, they usually give me something,” Gauff said (at

“But I think today mentally I was just… there was a lot going on like I felt like I wanted more direction from the box.”

 

as today, I don’t think we were all in sync, but it’s no one’s blame except myself. I’m the player out there, I have to make decisions about myself on the court,” she added.

“We had a game plan going in and I felt that it wasn’t working so… I don’t always ask for advice from the box, but today was one of those rare moments where I felt like I didn’t have solutions. I don’t want to say I didn’t have any because I think I’m a capable player of coming up with some,” Gauff noted.

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How Navarro beat Gauff?
Early in the match, it was actually Gauff who started better after she earned the first break of the match in the fifth game. However, Navarro had an instant response, breaking back Gauff in the sixth game and then also saving two consecutive break points in the following game to avoid going down by a break again.

A few games later in the 10th game – the game in which Gauff was serving to stay in the first set – Navarro stepped up and broke the 2023 US Open champion to seal the opener.

Up by a set, Navarro also started the second set by breaking Gauff in the fourth game and that’s when the No. 2 seed seemingly started to get really nervous and stressed. After going up by a set and a break, Navarro then firmly held on to her serve for the remainder of the set – not allowing Gauff any break points – to complete her win.

Coco Gauff’s hopes of winning her second Grand Slam title at this year’s Wimbledon have come to an end after she suffered a surprise loss to fellow American Emma Navarro.

Navarro, seeded at No. 19, delivered a huge performance on Sunday event to oust second-seeded Gauff 6-4 6-3 and progress into her first-ever Grand Slam quarterfinal at Wimbledon.

Even though 2023 US Open champion Gauff entered the match as the favorite, it was Navarro who was basically dictating and controlling everything for the majority of the match. Throughout their meeting, Navarro was able to execute her game plan – which included targeting Gauff’s forehand – and she never panicked and ended up getting the job done in two sets.