Gauff is sincere: "I am very disappointed with myself"

Raquel Bermúdez Rodríguez | 1 Aug 2025 | 01.30

Coco Gauff at the WTA Montreal 2025. Photo: Getty

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It's not her brightest moment in terms of level, but Coco Gauff is proving at WTA Montreal 2025 that she doesn't need her best version to pull through her matches. The American player, world number two, has won her two battles so far with serious issues on her serve.

It's her pending subject, and she knows it. With 23 double faults in her debut at the Canadian tournament, and another 14 in her second match, the American, who serves as the top seed in the event, will seek to perfect this aspect to continue meeting expectations.

"Maybe I got a little mad at myself, so I could relax a little more. It's been tough matches here, but I'm happy to have overcome this one today. My energy level is there. I'm not yet at the point where these matches wear me out physically. I was training in Florida for three weeks, with three-hour sessions, three and a half hours, plus physical training at 32 degrees and with humidity. So, it's not as long as it seems, but I would love for these matches to last less than two hours, although if that's what it takes, I'm here to endure," Coco confessed in a press conference.

Leader in double faults

"There are positives and negatives. Obviously, I'm very disappointed with myself regarding that part of the game just because I didn't play in Washington to work on it, make changes, and do well in training, where I was serving very well, so I would like that to transfer to the match.

The positive is that I'm winning these matches literally having a part of my game on crutches. It's as if I could lean on both feet, then I can only imagine it would be much easier and much simpler for me. There are two things I can take from it. I don't want to lead that statistic, and I want to improve. I know I'll probably never be free of double faults, but if I could reduce it to 2% or 3%, that would make a big difference and would make these matches much easier. The fact that I'm winning matches and finding ways to win with that is undoubtedly a positive thing."

Doubles, key to reducing them

"Yesterday, in doubles, I didn't commit any double faults, so that was good. It's definitely a positive thing. I would like to serve in singles as I do in doubles, but the reason I play is precisely to put myself under pressure. It's strange. I feel more pressure serving in doubles than in singles because I don't want to sit here and make my partner lose the match. I'm trying to transfer that mentality to singles, but it's not that easy."

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