Coco Gauff\u2019s \u201cunbelievable\u201d ability to win matches despite her service woes has been praised by Lindsay Davenport amid her Canadian Open campaign.<\/p>\n
World No 2 Gauff<\/a> is the top seed in Montreal and will take on home favourite Victoria Mboko <\/a>in the fourth round on Saturday, having beaten Danielle Collins in round two and Veronika Kudermetova in round three.<\/p>\n However, the 21-year-old\u2019s campaign has been far from straightforward, with the American serving a combined 37 double faults across her two matches.<\/p>\n Gauff served a career-high 23 double faults against Collins<\/a>, ultimately beating her compatriot in a final-set tiebreak, before serving 14 against Kudermetova.<\/p>\n After rallying from a set down to beat the world No 42 on Thursday, the reigning French Open champion admitted that her ongoing service struggles were a frustration<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, I am disappointed in myself when it comes to that part of the game because I didn\u2019t play D.C. [Citi DC Open] to work on that and made changes to that,\u201d commented Gauff.<\/p>\n \u201cDoing well in practice and serving really well in practice. I just would like it to transfer to the match.\u201d<\/p>\n Gauff\u2019s service struggles have been an ongoing source of discussion regarding the American, with the two-time Grand Slam singles champion struggling in several matches over the past 12 months.<\/p>\n Earlier this year, she served 21 double faults during her three-set win over Moyuka Uchijima in Indian Wells<\/a>, while she hit 42 across her run to the Italian Open final in May.<\/p>\n Despite her struggles, Gauff has still managed to secure her position towards the very top of the WTA pecking order.<\/p>\n And she has now received praise from Davenport<\/a>, a three-time Grand Slam singles champion and former world No 1.<\/p>\n Speaking on Tennis Channel<\/em>, the tennis great highlighted Gauff\u2019s struggles but praised her compatriot\u2019s \u201cability\u201d to pull through and still win big matches.<\/p>\n Davenport said: \u201cIt was interesting she [Gauff] kept looking down at her grip when she was serving. It looked like they were trying to make some changes with the serve.<\/p>\n \u201cShe was not comfortable with it yet. It looks like they know it\u2019s a problem, and she didn\u2019t have the confidence with it last night [versus Collins].<\/p>\n Iga Swiatek moves above tennis great as WTA 1000 win rate improves at Canadian Open<\/a><\/p>\n Coco Gauff takes over as world No 1 in alternative tennis rankings<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHer toss was all over the place. But she still wins. It\u2019s unbelievable her ability to figure out ways to win when she is playing, honestly, C-level tennis out there.<\/p>\n \u201cShe did a fantastic job managing her emotions.\u201d<\/p>\n Gauff returns to action on Saturday night versus rising star Mboko, whom she previously faced in Rome back in May.<\/p>\n The world No 2 rallied from a set down to beat the Canadian on that occasion, though 18-year-old Mboko has continued to progress since then.<\/p>\n Mboko came through qualifying to reach the third round of the French Open on her Grand Slam debut, and then made it to the second round of Wimbledon as a lucky loser.<\/p>\n The Canadian is making her Montreal debut in 2025 and has progressed to the fourth round as a wildcard, defeating Kimberly Birrell, 23rd seed Sofia Kenin, and Marie Bouzkova.<\/p>\n Read Next<\/strong>:\u00a0What prize money & ranking points did Emma Raducanu earn at Canadian Open?<\/a><\/p>\n The post \u2018Unbelievable\u2019 Coco Gauff quality praised by former No 1 amid service struggles<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Coco Gauff\u2019s \u201cunbelievable\u201d ability to win matches despite her service woes has been praised by Lindsay Davenport amid her Canadian Open campaign. 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