“I needed to be tested,” Coco Gauff tastes victory as her dominant display of confidence takes on off-court

Gauff begins her 2024 season with a fantastic win in the opening round of the ASB Classic.

“I needed to be tested,” Coco Gauff tastes victory as her dominant display of confidence takes on off-court

Coco Gauff (Credits: Open Source/X)

World No.3 Coco Gauff has already begun her 2024 season with a bang after bagging her first victory of the year at the ASB Classic in Auckland. The defending champion will now cruise to the round of 16 phase of the tournament.

After her comfortable victory over fellow American, Claire Liu, in the opening round of the ASB Classic, the 2023 US Open champion talked about the need for getting tested and challenged more on the tennis court. Speaking further about this, the American teen stated, 

I needed to be tested and I feel like I played well today for the first match in a while. Obviously there are things I can do to improve but I did what I needed to do to win.

The 19-year-old American triumphed over her opponent in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2 that lasted for almost one and a half hours. During the match, the newest Grand Slam winner really had to work hard to secure her first victory of the season to start the year on a good note. The defending ASB Classic champion will look forward to defending the title yet again to boost her 2024 season.

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Feeling considerately happy with her comfortable win, Coco Gauff stated, 

I had a great new year and I'm happy to start this season with a win… Auckland was like my first title in over a year. It kind of set the momentum for the year for me. I’m happy to be back here.

A look at the memorable 2023 season of Coco Gauff

The 2023 season has been no less of a historic one for the young American as she clinched her maiden Grand Slam, defeating Aryna Sabalenka in the finals of the 2023 US Open. She created history by becoming the youngest American teen to triumph at the US Open since Serena Williams in 2001. Gauff also managed to achieve her career-high ranking of World No.3.

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Coco Gauff ( Credits: News 9)

The 19-year-old also has another reason to rejoice, having been one of the most top paid athletes of the year. She has become the new face of women’s tennis and serves as an inspiration to millions of others all over the globe.

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