Two -time big champion and current world No. 3 Coco Gauff fired her coach Matthew Daly, just a few days before the start of the US Open 2025.
Gauff will continue to work with old coach Jean-Christophe “JC” Faurel and also has Gavin Macmillan, a Biomechanics specialist, brought in, a source that is confirmed to ESPN. She was seen next to both during her practice session on Wednesday in New York.
Macmillan previously worked with World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and she credited him because she had helped her with her serving, after she struggled famous with the YIPs in 2022 and with improving her forehand. Gauff has had problems with her serve this summer and had 42 double errors during her three games at the Canadian Open earlier this month.
Daly still has to respond to ESPN’s request for comments, but he told tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg that his Dismissal happened “recently”. He qualified for Gauff to make a formal announcement.
“I only have good things to say about Coco, enjoyed working with her,” said Daly.
From Wednesday afternoon, Gauff has to tackle one of the changes within her team.
Gauff hired Daly, known as a grip specialist, last year after saying goodbye to the manners of Brad Gilbert after a disappointing result at the US Open. Daly worked with Faurel and worked with Gauff for the China for a few weeks and she concentrated on changing her grip on serving, in addition to other technical and tactical details.
Gauff then won the China open and ended the season as the WTA Finals champion.
This season, with Daly and Faurel as her coaches, Gauff won the French open title and reached the final at the Madrid Open and the Italian Open, both events at 1000 level. Partly because of her occasional misery, she has won only four singles matches in four events since her triumph in Paris. She was upset in the first round of Wimbledon in July.
The US Open Main Draw will start in New York on Sunday. Gauff, the 2023 champion, is expected to play for the first time on Thursday evening in an exhibition event in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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