Gauff has had double-fault issues as of late and is counting on MacMilan to work his magic the way he did with Sabalenka. At last week's Cincinnati Open, a WTA 1000 tournament, Gauff was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Jasmine Paolini
Coco Gauff (Pic: File Pic)
Ahead of the US Open 2025, the American tennis star Coco Gauff has decided to part ways with her coach, Matt Daly.
Gauff parted ways with Daly, who is a grip expert, and has been in her team since last year. He is now replaced with a biomechanics specialist, Gavin MacMilan, as per the Olympics.com.
MacMilan was seen practising with Gauff, who has yet to address the change herself, on Wednesday (20 August) at the US Open in New York. Her long-time coach, Jean-Christophe Faurel, stays with the team.
Over the years, MacMilan is known for helping Aryna Sabalenka rectify the mistake in her serve. Currently, she is the world's top-ranked player in the women's category.
Gauff has had double-fault issues as of late and is counting on MacMilan to work his magic the way he did with Sabalenka. At last week's Cincinnati Open, a WTA 1000 tournament, Gauff was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Jasmine Paolini.
The main rounds of the US Open are set to start on Saturday.
Gauff's last assignment with coach Matt Daly was the Cincinnati Open 2025, where she went to the quarterfinals of the competition.
Earlier, Coco Gauff suffered a loss in the quarter-final of the Cincinnati Open against Jasmine Paolini on Saturday. With this, the latter advanced to the semi-final of the event.
Paolini, the world number nine with three career tour-level titles, outclassed Gauff, a two-time Grand Slam champion, by 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, making a remarkable comeback after fumbling the first set.
This is her third win against the American in as many meetings in 2025.
During the decider, Paolini suffered an injury scare when she rolled over her ankle while hitting a running forehand. After consulting with her trainer, she managed to shrug off the pain and win the match.
Despite not being in her best form this year and having lost several matches from positions of a win, Paolini overcame her past to win seven points on a trot and 12 of the last 15 to make it to her 15th semifinal of the season and her second at the WTA 1000 level. Gauff's match was filled with errors as she hit 16 double faults and 62 unforced errors in action, which lasted just over two hours.
(With ANI Inputs)
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