Coco Gauff raises specific tennis balls issue | Sports News

Coco Gauff shared a distinctive issue she had whereas enjoying towards Lucia Bronzetti on the Cincinnati Open within the Round of 16. 

The American star dispatched Bronzetti in straight units, 6-2, 6-4, and is set to face off towards Italy’s Jasmine Paolini within the quarterfinals. And whereas it would seem that Gauff didn’t expertise too many points towards Bronzetti, the star admitted that there was more to the story than met the attention for her.

Speaking after her dominant win over the 26-year-old, Gauff talked about how, whereas her method was the place she needed it, there have been elements out of her control that led to errant photographs. In specific, the 21-year-old spoke on the tennis balls used for the sport and how it affected her outing.

“For the most part I played aggressive,” she said after the win, according to The Tennis Letter. “Maybe got a bit passive in some of those games. But it’s tough. The balls are super light and they fly.

“She wasn’t giving me much pace. I was trying to play with control but also aggressive. For the most part I think I did well. I had chances in a couple of those games. I missed a couple balls. But I learned from it and was able to close it out.”

What’s more, Gauff added that she found it difficult to play with the balls used. “Yeah, I assumed it was total fairly good. I feel a couple of these video games I possibly decelerated,” she mentioned in a post-match interview with the Tennis Channel.

“It’s robust with these balls. They form of fly in these situations. So, simply must trust your self on the market. But total, I feel, you understand, as we speak was higher than my final match. And yeah, I’m pleased with how I performed.”

Along with the ball, Gauff said that facing off against Bronzetti was “very awkward” because of her playing style and having to adjust her own personal style. “I used to be fortunate to observe with a couple gamers this week that do hit flat. So, however yeah, she undoubtedly hits flatter than even those that do hit flat,” the 21-year-old revealed.

“So, it was very bizarre. It was like tremendous low, having to get low, however at all times having to hit the ball, like mainly on this like C sample, particularly on my forehand aspect of the court docket. So, it was awkward, however I feel I did properly with it most of the time.”

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In the quarterfinal, Gauff will match up against Paolini, whom she has faced four times in her career. The two have split the meetings, with Paolini winning two of the matchups on clay while Gauff has beaten the Italian twice on a hard court.

That said, the 29-year-old explained what she needed to do to beat Gauff after taking down Barbora Krejcikova in straight sets. “I do not know,” she admitted, per the Tennis Letter. “I ought to play like I used to be on a clay court docket, but it surely’s robust to play right here. You know, it is so totally different right here. It’s so fast. So yeah, a couple of years in the past, I gained 5 video games. So I hope to do higher.

“She’s a great player, great personality, great person as well. We will try to do one good match, one very, I don’t know, quality match, and we’ll see. You know, it’s always nice to play against a champion like Coco.”