"Simplified Coco's motion, abbreviated a little bit": Brad Gilbert impressed as Andy Roddick tutelege comes full circle with Coco Gauff help

America’s tennis star Coco Gauff’s coach Brad Gilbert has revealed why he invited former world number one Andy Roddick for the training sessions.

The 19-year-old is often regarded as the most highly-rated player currently playing in the women’s singles category. Gauff’s coach Gilbert has recently been quoted in a report where he revealed why he decided to invite Roddick for a two-day training session ahead of the Australian Open.

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“I coached Andy at a young age,” he said. “He’s got an amazing serve. And I was thinking, ‘what a great person to take a look at Coco’s serve.’ It’s kind of full circle. When I coached Andy, I was his age now. Andy was like Coco’s age. It was a great two days. Really helped things out, simplified Coco’s motion, abbreviated a little bit.”

Gauff lived up to the hype in 2023 where she lifted her maiden Grand Slam and till now the only one when she got the better of the current world number two Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka with a score of 2–6, 6–3, 6–2.

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The Atlanta-born has started the first Grand Slam of 2024 in high spirits as well where she registered a thumping win in straight sets against Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-0.