“It makes you miserable, chasing it,” Coco Gauff might run her career aground following in Andre Agassi’s footsteps as coach Brad Gilbert points out in a recent interview

Coco Gauff receives high advice from her coach Brad Gilbert.

“It makes you miserable, chasing it,” Coco Gauff might run her career aground following in Andre Agassi’s footsteps as coach Brad Gilbert points out in a recent interview

Brad Gilbert and Coco Gauff (Via Imago)

Coco Gauff, one of the youngest American stars in tennis, is known for her unflinching grit and determination. Despite the result, the youngster doesn’t stop improving, and rightly so, she is compared to the ATP legend, Andre Agassi. 

Recently, her coach Brad Gilbert spoke highly of his player on Vogue. Speaking about her dedication to self-improvement, the coach highlighted the effort the youngster was putting towards herself. Furthermore, Gilbert compared this trait of the WTA youngster to that of Andre Agassi, who is known to work extremely hard towards honing his skills. 

However, chasing perfection has never yielded the desired outcomes for anyone. The constant pursuit to greatness immediately beckons a sense of failure as soon as someone else turns out on top at that moment. And in the world of pro-athleticism, it is an everyday event. Highlighting this point too, Gilbert spoke about Gauff to Vogue. 

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The pursuit of perfection doesn’t exist. It makes you miserable, chasing it. And you’re never satisfied with being good.’ She’s just always gotta be better. Andre was the same. 
expressed the renowned coach Gilbert.

Over the last few months, tennis fans have noticed Gauff in a constant pursuit of perfectionism. She recently focused on her serves to make them better and since then has improved her service return by trying to match the master, Novak Djokovic himself. 

This is the constant run towards perfection that Gilbert spoke about while leaving a piece of advice that one is never satisfied with being good and is always in need of more. 

Coco Gauff’s coach Brad Gilbert reveals the downfall of being with a perfectionist, stating that it will only cost matches

Coach Brad Gilbert gets real in this interview with Vogue as he talks about the nature of perfection in his player Coco Gauff. The American is known to work hard to constantly improve herself, in search of the best. 

Brad Gilbert and Coco Gauff
Brad Gilbert and Coco Gauff (via Imago)

However, as many know, there is nothing like perfection, and one can only keep on improving. Stating the same for Gauff, her coach also revealed that this constant search for perfection only costs you more matches.

This whole being-better-than-you-need-to-be costs you a lot of matches 
said Gilbert on Gauff’s recent performances

The American has only begun her career and is already on the road to perfection. This improvement has been reflected in her form recently. After winning a Grand Slam in the 2023 US Open, the 19-year-old has become a constant in the list of favorites. However, her recent performances demonstrate a lack in form which might be the result of her taking too much on her plate at a time.

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