Tennis pundit
Mats Wilander has heaped praise on Brad Gilbert, who recently joined the coaching camp of tennis phenom
Coco Gauff, and according to Wilander, is responsible for the young American's new form.
Gauff began working with Gilbert on a trial basis ahead of the Citi Open a few weeks ago, an event which Gauff won. The 19-year old would go on to life the biggest title of her career at the Cincinnati Open a few weeks later, with Gilbert expected to remain in Gauff's camp for at least the remainder of the US hardcourt swing.
Gilbert appreciates and understands talent, according to Wilander
Wilander hailed the impact that Gilbert has had on Gauff's form over the past few months, and believes the former coach of Andy Murray and Andre Agassi has an eye for talent.
"I think the biggest difference with Coco can be left unsaid because I think that Brad Gilbert is a coach who understands what talent looks like," Wilander told Eurosport.
"He understands what talent means. And talent doesn't mean a person who has great hands and great anticipation, but it is someone that really has that inner drive. And I think he understands that. He understood it with Andy Murray, even though they most probably didn't break up on great terms.
"But that's part of Brad Gilbert. He gets in there, he gets into their heart and their mind, and he's not going to take no for an answer. If you say no, then he's on to the next person. And I think he did that with Murray. He helped Andy Roddick win the
US Open. He helped Andre Agassi come back and win the career Grand Slam. He gets what talent means."
