Bartoli says Gauff will become a multiple Grand Slam champion and World Number One: "There's just a fairytale story"
WTA
Marion
Bartoli expressed her belief that Coco Gauff will become a multiple Grand Slam
champion and future world No. 1.
The former
world No. 7 made these comments on the show Match Points when discussing the
bright future ahead for the young American tennis sensation.
Coco Gauff
had a breakthrough during the hardcourt swing, winning her first WTA 500, first
WTA 1000, and first Grand Slam titles, all while competing in her home country,
the USA.
Gauff, who
has been on the WTA Tour for several years, achieved these remarkable successes
at the age of just 19, despite already having several standout seasons on tour.
She narrowly missed winning a major title in the 2022 French Open, where she
was the runner-up to Iga Swiatek.
Former
French tennis player Marion Bartoli had high praise for Gauff, suggesting that
she has the potential to follow in the footsteps of Serena Williams and become
a multiple Grand Slam champion in her career.
“Multiple
Grand Slam winner & number one in the world, absolutely without a doubt.
She’s so driven & she wants that so much. I think there’s just a fairytale
story.”
“It looks
so much like walking in the footsteps of Serena… of course it’s a big gap
between winning one & winning 23, but I just think she has a complete
package. She thinks like a 30-year-old even though she’s 19. The physicality
& the fitness are just incredible,” she said.
After her
excellent performances in North America, Coco Gauff has now traveled to Beijing
to compete in the China Open, where she is the third seed. In her opening
match, she will face Russian player Ekaterina Alexandrova, with whom she has a
head-to-head record of 1-1.
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