"Coco Gauff was under so much pressure" says Rennae Stubbs, compares it to expectation placed on Serena Williams

Rennae Stubbs discussed the pressure Coco Gauff faced and compared her to Serena Williams.

The former Australian tennis player talked about Coco Gauff on her podcast, The Rennae Stubbs Tennis Podcast. The 19-year-old American secured her first Grand Slam title with a dominant victory over Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open final by 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Gauff had a strong performance in the hardcourt swing, making her one of the favorites after winning her first WTA 500 title in Washington and her first WTA 1000 title in Cincinnati. Stubbs discussed Gauff's situation and drew comparisons between her and Serena Williams.

"She was under so much pressure from the very beginning of this tournament, very much like Serena, in a little bit different ways everybody thinks Serena was supposed to win everything," Stubbs said in her podcast.

"But the fact that Coco had for the first time real pressure on her shoulders to actually came out and won the tournament."

"She had some whoopsie-daisies every now and again in the matches but that's going to happen, that's just technique wise she's going to have those moments. The fact that I think Brad has helped her win ugly in some respects by getting a forehand into court and using her speed and her backhand is so good," Rennae Stubbs added.

Gauff left the US Open as the new world No. 3, trailing only Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka, and she will be out of competition for a few weeks. The American decided to skip the WTA 1000 Guadalajara Open and will only return to the courts in October at the WTA 1000 Beijing Open.

Additionally, the American secured her spot in the WTA Finals for the second consecutive season, which will take place in Cancún starting on October 29th to conclude the season.