Gauff said that people tend to overlook doubles. She cited 14-time doubles Major champion Serena Williams “who dominates both sides of the game.”
The teenager reckoned it was “pretty cool” to claim the top spot in the WTA doubles rankings.
“Even though I lost to Simona, I think that was the best tennis that I played that week in Toronto” - Coco Gauff
Gauff had a pretty solid week in Toronto as she won the doubles title and reached the quarter-final stage in singles, losing to eventual champion Simona Halep.
During the presser, the World No. 12 revealed that despite losing to Halep, she played some of her best tennis all week.
Gauff believes that playing more matches will give her much-needed confidence heading into the US Open at the end of the month.
Coco Gauff has a potentially tricky first-round encounter at the Western & Southern Open. The teenager has been drawn against Marie Bouzkova. The Czech player has had a decent season, making the quarterfinals at Wimbledon before losing to Ons Jabeur. She made the final of the Prague Open shortly after but lost to Anastasia Potapova in straight sets.
Gauff and Bouzkova will meet for the first time in Cincinnati on Tuesday.
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