"She's the only one who can win it with her B game": Coco Gauff picked over Aryna Sabalenka by Jimmy Arias for Australian Open glory
WTASunday, 14 January 2024 at 15:30
Aryna Sabalenka won't defend the Australian Open title believes Jimmy Arias with the former pro instead giving Coco Gauff the favourite tag as she begins her campaign on Sunday in Melbourne.
Arias, a former ATP pro spoke on the Tennis Channel Live Podcast and said that for Sabalenka, it is hard enough to win a Grand Slam no mind defending it so he is giving the tag instead to Gauff who he believes is the only player who could win it with her B game.
This of course snubs the likes of Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina with Arias instead going for Sabalenka and Gauff as the main two talking points. The latter of course sealed the US Open and is playing in her first Grand Slam since achieving that feat.
"No, I can't go with [Aryna] Sabalenka. It's hard enough to win a Major, it's harder seemingly to defend... so we'll see. I gotta go with Coco Gauff because of how well she ended last year and she has started the year this year," said Arias.
"And the one thing Coco has over everybody else is she can be not playing great and still — because she's so athletic — make balls, make you beat her. She's the only one who can sort of win it with her B-game," he added.
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