Coco Gauff expresses satisfaction along with her New Stability outfit after reaching the third spherical of the 2024 Australian Open.
On Wednesday, January 17, Gauff defeated fellow American Caroline Dolehide 7-6(2), 6-2 to turn out to be the fifth American teen to win 9 or extra consecutive Grand Slam primary draw matches within the Open Period after Chris Evert, Tracy Austin, Monica Seles and Serena Williams.
After her first-round win in opposition to Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, Gauff said that she settled into the competition by telling herself that she each regarded good and felt good.
“I just told myself, ‘I feel good, I look good, so just have fun.’ That was able to relax me a little bit. That’s why I play tennis, to have fun, so I remind myself,” she stated.
In an on-court interview after the match in opposition to Dolehide, Gauff reiterated her assertion and even promoted her outfit by giving followers instructions to the New Stability retailer at Melbourne Park.
“I mean I think I still look good. So I feel good. Shout out to New Balance for the kit and I’m gonna do a little self-promo, you can buy this at the New Balance store by Rod Laver,” she stated with fun.
“I wasn’t nervous today” – Coco Gauff takes confidence from win in opposition to Caroline Dolehide, faces Alycia Parks subsequent
With the win in opposition to compatriot Caroline Dolehide, Coco Gauff has made an ideal begin to the 2024 season, going 7-0 since her title-winning run on the ASB Basic. Apparently, she has misplaced only one set over that span — within the Auckland ultimate in opposition to Elina Svitolina.
After beginning her 2024 Australian Open marketing campaign with a straight-sets win in opposition to Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, Gauff confronted a tricky battle in opposition to Dolehide within the second spherical.
Dolehide, serving for the primary set at 6-5, hit a double fault after which a pair of unforced errors, permitting Gauff to pressure a tie-break after which take a lead within the contest. The reigning US Open champion did higher within the second set to shut out the 7-6(2) 6-2 win in a single hour and 44 minutes.
After the match, Gauff admitted that whereas she didn’t begin robust, she adjusted her sport and took management of the proceedings within the second set.
“It was really hard. I started off playing well and then I think that service game, I didn’t mix up my serve. She was hitting a lot of big forehands, I played it before and it was a tough match and she does well with hitting the ball heavy. So sometimes it’s hard to be on offensive,” she stated.
“I wasn’t nervous today. I think that I was just trying to play good tennis and you know, if you give her something short, she’s going to punish you for it. So I think if I could go back, I would try to play deeper and more heavy like I did in the second,” she added.
Subsequent up for Gauff is a conflict with one other unseeded American, Alycia Parks, who defeated Thirty second-seed Leylah Fernandez 7-5, 6-4 within the second spherical.
