America’s tennis star Coco Gauff stated that her current coach Brad Gilbert has not given her any nickname.
The two have been working together for some time and it has worked in the favour of the current 19-year-old who has recently won the Cincinnati Open (Western & Southern Open) after beating Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchova in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-4.
Talking about the experience of working with Gilbert who is the ex-coach of the former world number one Andre Agassi, Gauff stated that he does not have a nickname for her but has a lot for others.
“Yeah, BG, he hasn't really given me any nicknames,” she said. “He has a lot of nicknames for other people or like shots and different tennis shots and everything. Yeah, I don't think he's ever called me anything. If he has, I didn't pay attention to it.”
The current world number three further went on to reveal that she is learning something new every day while working with Gilbert.
“Yeah, he has a lot of unique stuff,” she added. “I'm learning, like, some of the shots. Sometimes he'll call the kick slice serve, he'll be like, I want a KS right now. I didn't know what that meant at first. Now I know what it means.”
Gauff will enter the upcoming US Open as the number three six seed and she will be hoping to her record at the mega-event where she has never played beyond the quarterfinals stage.
Her best outing to date at the Flashing Medows came last year where she was knocked out in the last eight after losing to France’s Caroline Garcia in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-4.
The fourth and final Grand Slam of the year is set to begin on Monday where in the women’s single category, the current world number one Iga Swiatek will defend her crow.
"Being here tonight is an honor. The WTA history that we all celebrate is about a tour founded by women who were unafraid and carried on by women who are empowered by the legacy that we work every day to build upon." @CocoGauff inspiring the room at the #WTA50 Anniversary Gala…
