"I'm not out here trying to fake things": Gauff shares why 'animated' on court persona hasn't been present in recent weeks

America’s young tennis star Coco Gauff has admitted that now she is trying to focus more on winning the match instead of celebrating each point.

The 19-year-old has always been animated on the court, celebrating each moment that went in her favour.

Gauff was quoted in a report recently where she admitted that now she is trying to let go of such moments in order to achieve big results.

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“I guess in my past matches I was a little bit more animated. I just didn't feel like the moment,” she said. “I'm not out here trying to fake things too. I just didn't feel like I had to celebrate points off of unforced errors between one of us. So it wasn't like I was hitting winners a lot today. She's a tough person to try to get winners off of.

“I didn't really feel that need. Sometimes I did hit a winner, it was more like a let-go moment than a celebrate thing. Even match point, I thought I missed the ball. Yeah, I didn't hear the out call. So then I was, like, Okay, I won.”

Gauff will be flying high after securing a title win at the Citi DC Open where she defeated Greece’s Maria Sakkari in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-3.

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The result will give the Atlanta-born a much-needed boost ahead of the last Grand Slam of the year which is set to begin in less than a month’s time.

Gauff’s best outing at the US Open was reaching the quarterfinal last year where she was defeated by France’s Caroline Garcia in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-4.

The current world number three’s next assignment is the Canadian Open where she will face Britain’s Katie Boulter in the first-round clash on Wednesday.

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