Former doubles world No 1 Rennae Stubbs has identified a key problem in Coco Gauff\u2019s game, \u00a0that she believes is responsible for many of the American\u2019s losses.<\/p>\n
Stubbs, who has coached the likes of Serena Williams and Karolina Pliskova, believes that Gauff<\/a>\u2019s technique \u2013 mainly on her forehand \u2013 is frequently a problem and can be exposed, when against elite players.<\/p>\n \u201cHer technique fails under pressure and when you\u2019re playing outside \u2013 a lot of her success last year and even at the beginning of this year was played indoors \u2013 there\u2019s no wind or variables,\u201d said Stubbs, on her self-titled podcast.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you have a technique that is questionable at times, whether it be the second serve and the service motion, and the service grip, all that sort of stuff and the forehand, it affects your game more.\u201d<\/p>\n The world No 3 hit a dismal 21 double faults and 74 unforced errors against Moyuka Uchijima in Indian Wells, before producing six double faults in her final game against Maria Sakkari.<\/p>\n As Stubbs stated, Gauff\u2019s forehand \u2013 specifically \u2013 has long been a subject of criticism and is the former US Open champion\u2019s weaker side.<\/p>\n \u201cHer technique on her forehand is always going to be a problem for her going forehand,\u201d Stubbs added.<\/p>\n \u201cSo it\u2019s a matter of can she get over those humps. Can she get through the tough three-set match, which she didn\u2019t last week?<\/p>\n \u201cShe is going to have unbelievable support in Miami. And maybe this is the breakthrough she needs going into the clay, which we know she plays well on.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is a work in progress. It is going to be a work in progress with the serve and her forehand for the rest of her career. And when she loses that is why she is going to lose, that\u2019s why we always talk about it.\u201d<\/p>\n The Australian former coach is not the only one to identify the glaring problem, with Sly Large \u2013 who coached Gauff between the ages of six and 14 \u2013 recently remarking: \u201cWhat happened somewhere along the line, between 13 and when she went to Mouratoglou, she started developing a little hitch in her forehand.<\/p>\n \u201cMy only guess is, I didn\u2019t see her for a couple of years, but I believe they must have taken their eye off of her forehand.<\/p>\n \u201cNobody was keeping an eye on everything, making sure that what got her to the No. 1 spot kept that going. For four years, we never took our eyes off the forehand. It was always a work in progress.\u201d<\/p>\n Emma Raducanu close to rankings breakthrough after milestone Miami Open win<\/a><\/p>\n Iga Swiatek warned of \u2018disturbed relationship\u2019 with long-time team member<\/a><\/p>\n Despite her disappointing 6-4 record in 2025, Gauff believes she can turn her form around and dismissed the recent criticism: \u201cEveryone makes a bigger deal than what it is.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll lose more matches back to back. It\u2019s going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n Coco Gauff will face former Australian Open<\/a> champion Sofia Kenin in her first-round match at the Miami Open, with their head-to-head tied at 2-2.<\/p>\n Their most recent meeting, at the first Grand Slam of 2025, saw Gauff sail past \u2013 6-3, 6-3.<\/p>\n The post Former world No 1 points out obvious Coco Gauff weakness \u2013 \u2018Always a problem\u2019<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Former doubles world No 1 Rennae Stubbs has identified a key problem in Coco Gauff\u2019s game, \u00a0that she believes is responsible for many of the American\u2019s losses. 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