Serena Williams’ ex-coach warns Coco Gauff’s competition with major prediction

Serena Williams’ childhood coach Rick Macci has listed a few areas the place he thinks Coco Gauff is “primary” and his prediction is that it will not take lengthy earlier than the American turns into the top-ranked participant on the WTA Tour.

After profitable the 2023 US Open, the 20-year-old additionally grew to become the top-ranked American feminine tennis participant by reaching the world No. 3 place. Whereas she remains to be ranked on the identical spot, she was in a position to attain a brand new career-high rating of No. 2 in June. 

In the beginning of this week, Aryna Sabalenka changed Iga Swiatek on the high spot because the Belarusian has 9,706 rating factors whereas the Pole has 9,665. Between them and Gauff, there’s a massive hole because the American has 5,963 factors. Nevertheless, Serena and Venus Williams’ ex-coach thinks the 20-year-old has what it takes to surpass each stars. 

“Her general quickness is quantity One. Her make up velocity is quantity One. Her spine is quantity One. Her slice serve on the duce courtroom is quantity One. Coming quickly to a courtroom close to you Coco Gauff will likely be quantity One. @CocoGauff,” Macci wrote on X.

Her general quickness is quantity One. Her make up velocity is quantity One. Her spine is quantity One. Her slice serve on the duce courtroom is quantity One. Coming quickly to a courtroom close to you Coco Gauff will likely be quantity One. @CocoGauff

— Rick Macci (@RickMacci) October 22, 2024

Gauff’s objectives are very clear

One factor in regards to the American tennis star is that she by no means shies away from making her objectives completely clear. In one among her interviews from final 12 months, she underlined that simply being the top-10 wasn’t satisfying sufficient for her.

“However the objective isn’t to be top-10 without end. The objective is to be No. 1 and win grand slams,” Gauff mentioned in 2023 Might. 

After profitable Beijing and making the Wuhan semifinal, the world No. 3 is about to enter the WTA Finals in Riyadh in high quality kind. Ought to Gauff do effectively on the prestigious season-ending match and doubtlessly carry her first WTA Finals title, she may additionally achieve some notable variety of factors and are available nearer to Sabalenka and Swiatek within the rankings forward of the 2025 season.