“It’s quite impossible,” Coco Gauff amazed by Roger Federer’s mental calmness as she attempts to implement it
Coco Gauff draws inspiration from Roger Federer to keep calm during tough situations.
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Coco Gauff and Roger Federer
American star Coco Gauff recently talked about the importance of being composed on the court and how the Swiss Maestro Roger Federer is her role model. The 18-year-old lost her semi-final match to eventual runner-up Iga Swiatek in Dubai Open 2023. She has now said that she had been working on her mindset and keeping things under control even during the tough moments of the match.
As the American World No.6 said, “Oh, definitely teach myself. I’m still not perfect. There’s moments where I definitely get frantic. But I think it’s improving. I feel like at least now, the last couple matches, you can’t really get more calm than this. I’m not trying to go on the court and not crack a reaction at all. Unless you’re like Roger, it’s quite impossible.”
Gauff continued her train of thoughts on her personality and how she wants to evolve in terms of temperament on the court, “There’s times I might get on myself. That’s just my personality. I think it’s more so not necessarily the reaction, it’s more so how fast you can reset from that reaction.” (Source: Tennis World USA)
Coco Gauff is ready for the battles ahead
The American former World No.4 was in great form coming to the Australian Open and her dream run saw her not dropping a set. Then she ran into Jelena Ostapenko in the fourth round and was bounced out. She won the ASB Classic in Auckland this year before the shocking loss in the first Major. Her best result in a Grand Slam is her final appearance in French Open 2022. She lost to Iga Swiatek there.
She reached the quarter-finals of the French Open 2021 and the US Open 2022 but has never gone past the fourth round in the Australian Open and Wimbledon. She is aware of the battles ahead as she waits to win her first Grand Slam. As Coco said in a recent interview, she wants to learn from her fellow players Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka.
In her words, “I remember before Iga won Roland Garros, she had lost like a bunch of matches before. Same with Sabalenka. That swing in January last year, she wasn’t playing her best. She still had a good year last year, even though she says she didn’t feel like. She still made top eight. But it’s just like those experiences, I have to just remind myself that’s life. There’s ups and downs and you have to just wait for your moment and keep working hard for that moment.”
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