Coco Gauff serves up a delight

Coco Gauff’s serve is coming of age, which might just be the weapon the 19-year-old needs to augment her sizzling wheels. The world No. 4’s new, abbreviated action, a tweaked ball toss, beginning from halfway point, which gives her greater control and marks a consistent delivery.

Coco Gauff during her match against Anna Karolina Schmiedlova. (AFP Photo) MELBOURNE: Coco Gauff ‘s serve is coming of age, which might just be the weapon the 19-year-old needs to augment her sizzling wheels. The world No.

4’s new, abbreviated action, a tweaked ball toss, beginning from halfway point, which gives her greater control and marks a consistent delivery. The 19-year-old American opened her Australian Open challenge with a 6-3, 6-0 win against Anna Karolina Schmiedlova on Monday. The Slovak , who broke thrice in the opening set, won just one point off the Gauff serve in the second, on a second serve.

“It’s a small change. It only took me two days, maybe three to get comfortable with it,” Gauff said. “I think my serve when it’s on, is a big weapon and can get me out of some situations.

To make it more consistent was the goal. ” Gauff had help from Andy Roddick , who was also coached by Brad Gilbert , now firmly entrenched in the 19-year-old’s corner. Gauff, playing in a canary yellow two-piece at Melbourne Park, flew to Charlotte, North Carolina, for two days in the off season to work with Roddick.

“I just need to continue to trust it and trust all the work that I did in the off season,” said Gauff, who goes up against compatriot Caroline Dolehide in the second round. “He’s probably one of the best servers in history. I didn’t really choose, he offered.

I don’t think I could have gotten anybody better to help me with that. ” Gauff, who enjoys going big on her serve, recorded a 128mph bullet at the 2022 US Open. “There is nothing physically that stops me from bombing a serve,” Gauff said.

“I feel I did a lot better going bigger and just trusting my serve. In the past, I would feel like I needed to get the serve in because I could get balls back and everything. ” Garcia stops comeback mom Osaka Caroline Garcia, the 16th seed, put out comeback mom Naomi Osaka 6-4, 7-6 (2) in an action-charged one hour 26-minute first-round clash.

The Frenchwoman, who had 13 aces and 34 winners in the match, didn’t put a foot wrong on Rod Laver Arena . Osaka, a four-time major winner, showed flashes of her dominant game. Explore Your Financial Landscape with Personalized Credit Insights.

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