Nick Kyrgios offers to become Coco Gauff’s new coach after her defeat at the US Open

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Coco Gauff’s disappointing form has continued into the US Open where, despite a spirited few matches against lesser opposition, she was soon dumped out when things got tough.

Emma Navarro was once again on hand to show her the exit door, but it disappointingly seems like this departure from the competition was born just as much from her own underperformance as it was from her opponent’s excellence.

The serve in particular, previously one of her greatest weapons, let her down massively, as she committed a devastating 19 double faults throughout the match.

One man who has forged a fine career from his thunderous serves, Nick Kyrgios, has now proposed a solution that could see the two join forces to recapture her previous excellence in that field.

Nick Kyrgios sends offer to Coco Gauff after US Open exit

This is an especially pertinent notion, regarding her coaching, after Rennae Stubbs criticised Brad Gilbert for his thoughts on Coco Gauff‘s serving post-match after being knocked out of the US Open.

He has been under particular scrutiny for some time now, with Gauff’s poor form largely attributed to him.

So, to inject some fresh impetus into the camp might be a masterstroke.

That’s clearly what Kyrgios thinks, as he has taken to X to simply write: ‘I’d coach her.’

Nick Kyrgios could surely solve Coco Gauff’s serving problems

As someone famed for his phenomenal serving, variating from wicked spin efforts out wide to unstoppable power served down the T, there are few better placed to offer advice on this area of the sport.

It’s also worth noting that Gauff’s serving troubles seem to be coinciding with an inability to live up to the pressure put on her at the moment, as 11 of those aforementioned 19 doubles faults came in the third and final set to essentially hand Navarro the match.

Now Kyrgios is no expect in mentality, but he does have a tendency to come out with some clutch serves at vital moments.

It’s such a monumental weapon to have, to bail you out of awkward situations with one flick of the wrist.

Solving this problem will go a long way towards fixing Gauff’s all-around game, and if Kyrgios can help then there is no harm in bringing him into the fold.