"It is difficult": Coco Gauff highlights difficulty in changing style of play mid-season

America’s Coco Gauff has opened up about difficulty while changing something during mid-season. The 20-year-old is regarded as one of the most talented players currently playing in women’s tennis in the singles category.

Gauff is currently in Riyadh where she is to take part in the WTA Finals. The mega-event, which is the last in the women’s tennis calendar, is being played for the first time in Saudi Arabia. The Atlanta-born has been recently quoted in a report where she explained about how difficult it has been to change something during mid-season. Gauff was of the opinion that the right time to modify your game or serve is during the off-season where a player is not playing week in, week out.

"I have made a change with that [serve],” she said. “Yeah, obviously it's difficult. You do something you know one way for your whole life basically. Actually, I wouldn't say my whole life. I definitely think I migrated as time went on. But it was for a long time. You kind of have to correct it, and you're playing matches. Everything just feels fresh and new. It is difficult, but you got to think of the long-term and the long run. I feel like this is the right decision. When it was going well, it was going really well. Yeah, I think I just need more time with it. I spent two weeks at home working on it. Yeah, we'll see how it goes here.”

Gauff will begin her WTA Finals journey on Sunday with the match against fellow countrywoman Jessica Pegula on Sunday. It will be the sixth meeting between the two. In the previous five meetings, Pegula has a clear edge as she won on four occasions and suffered just one defeat. Their most recent meeting was in the semifinal of the Berlin Open where Pegula came out on top in straight sets with a score of 7-5, 7-6.