After Italian Open victory, Coco Gauff admits she’s in a ‘weird’ mental state — Fans are freaking out
Coco Gauff came through a difficult test in the third round of the Italian Open against Solana Sierra. The American fought back from a set down against the Argentine to advance to the round of 16 in Rome, 5-7, 6-0, 6-4.
Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Ciancaphoto Studio/Getty Images Coco Gauff came through a difficult test in the third round of the Italian Open against Solana Sierra. The American fought back from a set down against the Argentine to advance to the round of 16 in Rome, 5-7, 6-0, 6-4. Gauff has struggled to get going during the clay swing so far, having suffered early exits in both Stuttgart and Madrid.
Following her triumph over Sierra in Rome, the 22-year-old admitted she was in a ‘weird’ space mentally. Sierra now leads their head-to-head battle after defeating Gauff at last year’s French Open. The world No.
3 hopes she will eventually be able to take control when facing her opponent. Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Coco Gauff says her mind is in a ‘different place’ right now She said: “I feel like I have solutions with my game. I’m serving a lot better, returning, just doing everything better than I was in that period.
” “I think for most of my career I’ve been having to only focus on my game. So it’s weird when your mind is in a different place. You’re also feeling confident on court.