Coco Gauff appears to be becoming a more divisive player with each successive Grand Slam deep run. She has recently returned to No. 3 on the WTA after reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open, but one tennis commentator called her performance “extremely poor.” Playing poorly but winning? The majority of us would accept it.
Though Gauff is only 19 years old, it appears that she has been playing professional tennis for a decade. Since she has been competing in tournaments since 2018, her only major victory thus far makes her appear to be underachieving. It’s easy to forget her true age.
Gauff also likely
Coco Gauff could win “double digit” Grand Slams says one coach
In fact, former Serena Williams coach, Rick Macci, believes Gauff’s victory at the 2023 US Open is just the beginning of a large number of major wins. How many? According to Macci, the number is in the “double digits.” Plus, Macci tweeted that Gauff will win a Grand Slam on every surface.
Was Macci simply being hyperbolic while speaking to NBC about the Australian Open? Maybe. But he also knows what he speaks. After all, Macci coached a young Serena Williams when Williams went to Macci’s academy in the 1990s. Macci knows young talent when he sees it.
Gauff needs to learn some consistency now, however. She struggled for much of 2023 prior to August. But after winning the US Open and making the semifinals at the Australian Open, Gauff might be getting into the kind of form that gets her multiple Grand Slams in 2024.
