Patrick Mouratoglou pens down a heartfelt note for Coco Gauff hailing her ‘maturity’ following her maiden Grand Slam victory
Coco Gauff came back from behind to beat Aryna Sabalenka in the 2023 US Open Final.
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Coco Gauff and Patrick Mouratoglou
Patrick Mouratoglou, the former coach of the 23-time Grand Slam winner, Serena Williams wrote a heartwarming message for the 2023 US Open winner, Coco Gauff. He congratulated the young teen and wrote a series of messages highlighting her journey to the top and wishing her all the best for her future.
The French coach wrote,” I remember clearly the first time I met you. You were just 10 years old and came to participate into the test weeks to be part of Mouratoglou Academy. From the start, I knew that you would have a fantastic career.” She talked about her childhood days when she had first come to his academy for tryouts. He considers himself lucky to have spent time with some of the biggest Champions of the sport including Gauff.
Patrick further mentioned in his message that her maturity and self-confidence at such a young age have impressed him the most. He stated, “Over the past years, you have encountered challenges and has had to deal with more pressure than anyone can ever imagine.” The way she has dealt with the challenges in her career has inspired him and he also writes that he is very proud of her.
He also complimented Gauff in his message appreciating her hard work, resilience and dedication. He highlights her fighting attitude and her quality of fighting for what is right without being afraid of anything.
In the end, Patrick writes that he had believed in her since the first day. He added, “There are no limits to what you can achieve. I believed that when I first met you almost a decade ago, there is no better day to believe it even more.” He congratulates her and writes,“You truly are special. Congrats to your family, to the team that has driven you to make the latest step to your 1st Grand Slam victory!”
Coco Gauff proves the haters wrong
Coco Gauff won her first major title at the US Open 2023. She defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the finals and won the trophy at just 19 years of age. The teen was looking so dominant and mature since the start of the tournament and also during the finals. For someone so young this kind of maturity and toughness is indeed commendable.
She proved everyone who questioned her greatness wrong at the Flushing Meadows. Post the match she also mentioned that before the finals she was looking at some of the social media comments where people had mentioned that the American would lose in the finals.
Reading these kinds of messages gave her the much-needed strength and motivation to go out there and destroy everyone who questioned her. In the on-court interview she also jokingly said, “I know your usernames” referring to all those comments on social media.
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