Gauff reveals the changes she has made to her serve to improve

Pedro de Pablos | 14 May 2026 | 23.20

Gauff reveals the changes she has implemented in her serve to improve

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Coco Gauff has reached the final of WTA Roma a year later after overcoming Sorana Cirstea. In recent weeks, the American tennis player has made an improvement in her serve crucial to achieving better results, as it was one of her pending tasks. She explained in a press conference how these changes have helped her return to her best level.

It is worth noting that after her defeat in Madrid against Linda Noskova, Gauff once again yielded the number three spot in the rankings to Iga Swiatek. Additionally, the American tennis player is also defending the final in Rome and the title at Roland Garros. Therefore, she has reconnected at the right moment during a crucial time of the season, as after the clay court swing is when she can potentially close the gap in points to the top 3 in the rankings.

Gauff explains her mental approach for Roland Garros 2026

Performance against Cirstea

"Yes, I think today was a much cleaner match for me than some of my previous ones. Sorana is a tough opponent, a great player."

Serve improvements

"I think it's a real improvement. It's the first time in my career that I feel really stable on that shot. Yes, it's been a process with ups and downs. Obviously, I don't want to jinx it, but I think we found the formula to make it more consistent. Now it's about focusing on how to make it a more effective weapon, how to serve smarter, things like that.

I mean, I feel like I'm tossing the ball more consistently. I feel like my weight is a bit better. Also, my confidence in myself is much higher. Because I have more confidence, I'm tossing the ball more consistently, I guess I'm tossing the ball in the right spot, keeping the same technique on every serve, regardless of where my target is. I think that's the biggest difference."

What she would change about tennis rules

"Yes, sometimes it's very brutal, and sometimes it's favorable. I think the uniqueness of our sport is that it's not over until it's over. Would I change anything about the scoring system? Maybe, for example, the way games go 15-0, 30-0... That doesn't make sense to me. It's very hard to explain to people. It's 15-30, but then it gets to 40. Why? I don't know, a situation of 1-0, 1-1... At least make it incremental. It should be 45, not 40, so yeah..."

Final in Rome before Roland Garros

"Yes, it definitely gives me a lot of confidence because I also played against some players who are having an excellent clay-court season and overall great seasons. Yes, in Madrid, I also felt like I played good tennis. I just had to learn a bit from the advantage I had in that match against Noskova. Overall, I feel like my game is improving. There are aspects I can still refine and enhance. I definitely think I'm on the right path."

Confidence in not losing the first set

"Obviously, when you step on the court, you want to win the first set. My dad always said the second set is the most important because either you win the match or you give yourself a chance to stay in the match. I think this week I learned that I need to know how to close these sets better. It's not that I have slow starts; I usually start with a break. Today, when I was up 5-4, I was just trying to make sure to close the match in that game. Obviously, when you win the first set, you have a bit more confidence because you know that if you don't win the second, you still have a chance in the third to turn the situation around."

Defending the 2,000 points from Roland Garros

I used to be obsessed with the points system, only with defending. Now, if you think about it, the season runs from January to November. If you do things right in training and on the court, and you're healthy, you have the chance to earn those points throughout the year. Now, when I go to Roland Garros, I don't even think about the ranking or anything. I want to make sure I approach the tournament mentally the right way. If I lose in the first round, mentally I give it my all, no problem, I learn from it. I definitely don't want to be thinking about what would happen if I lose or what if... I just want to take it match by match.

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