Coco Gauff shares what’s been happening in her practice sessions before US Open starts

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Coco Gauff has shared some insight into her practice sessions ahead of defending her US Open title.

Every opportunity to train is vital for the 20-year-old as she aims to rediscover her form ahead of the biggest event of her season.

In 2023 Coco Gauff arrived at Flushing Meadows in the best form of her career, and went on to win her first Grand Slam title.

A year later and the script has completely flipped, but if there is anybody that can change their fortunes before competing on the big stage, it is Gauff.

How are Coco Gauff’s US Open practice sessions going?

Following Gauff’s opening defeat at the Cincinnati Open, she said she needed a reset ahead of trying to defend the US Open championship.

Since her last defeat the American has been able to completely focus on training and fine-tune her game.

In her pre-US Open press conference, Gauff told reporters that she is feeling more confident in her game ahead of her opening match against Varvara Gracheva on Monday.

“I have my best results when I come off a training block. I was able to train for a good week and a half and the last couple of practices have gone really well,” Gauff said.

“It doesn’t mean I am going to go out and play great but it does give you more confidence when you are practicing great the week before a tournament.”

What has contributed to some of Coco Gauff’s poor results recently?

Since Wimbledon, Gauff has not progressed beyond the fourth round of any tournament.

After losing to Emma Navarro at the All-England Club, Gauff suffered a third-round defeat to Donna Vekic at the Olympic Games before early losses to Diana Shnaider and Yulia Puntintseva in Toronto and Cincinnati followed.

Many were left baffled by the form Gauff has shown of late, but the player cited the quick change from clay to hard courts and hectic schedule with little training time as the key factor.

“Obviously I wanted to go into Cincinnati and win but I had more realistic things in my head coming from the Olympics and switching surfaces so fast,” Gauff added.

“Really the main focus was to be as ready as possible for here, which I feel like it was a blessing in disguise that I lost so early as I was able to actually train, which I haven’t been able to. Before and during Cincinnati I wasn’t having great practices and Toronto I wasn’t, here I am.”