Coco Gauff could win \u201cdouble digit\u201d Grand Slam titles and be a long-term world No 1 if she makes a change to her service motion, according to legendary coach Rick Macci.<\/p>\n
The American star is already a two-time major singles champion, having triumphed at the 2023 US Open and the 2025 French Open.<\/p>\n
Gauff<\/a>, who has won 10 WTA Tour events overall, is currently at her career-high ranking of world No 2.<\/p>\n The 21-year-old is one of the best movers and defenders in the women\u2019s game, while she is also renowned for her world-class backhand and mental toughness.<\/p>\n While Gauff\u2019s powerful first serve can be a major weapon when firing, her second serve has long been considered a weakness.<\/p>\n She hit the most double faults among all WTA players in 2024 (430) and also leads the tour in this unwanted statistical category so far this season.<\/p>\n Gauff\u2019s second serve troubles recently came to the fore at the Canadian Open in Montreal as she hit 43 double faults across her three matches against Danielle Collins, Veronika Kudermetova and Victoria Mboko.<\/p>\n She then committed eight double faults in her 6-3, 6-2 second round win over Wang Xinyu in Cincinnati<\/a>.<\/p>\n In an exclusive interview with Tennis365, Macci<\/a>\u00a0argued Gauff could become a dominant force with a more reliable serve.<\/p>\n \u201cThink about it, her wide serve to the deuce court is one of the best in the world, but then in the same breath, we\u2019re talking about she leads the WTA Tour in double faults. So there\u2019s a disconnect,\u201d assessed the American.<\/p>\n \u201cNot that you couldn\u2019t have a good first serve and a shaky second. Plus, her racket on her serve, the leg drive doesn\u2019t initiate the racket at the right time and\u2026 but keeping her weight back longer with the platform and starting brand new, there\u2019s no doubt that [with] myself and Dr. Gordon (an expert in Biomechanics)<\/span>, this could be solved immediately.<\/p>\n Coco Gauff told exactly how her serving issues could be solved \u2018in an hour\u2019 by legendary coach<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The 5 women to hit the most double faults in a WTA match: Coco Gauff with 23<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThen, if that changes, I think not only could Coco become No 1 \u2013 which she probably will anyways \u2013 I think she could stay there for a long time, because her backbone is better than her backhand and she\u2019s an Olympic sprinter with a racket in her hand.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s just such a great competitor, she checks all these other boxes. But when you\u2019re out there double faulting eight, 10, 12 times, or whatever, and you\u2019re still winning, how good could you be when you\u2019re only hitting a couple?<\/p>\n \u201cI mean that\u2019s like crazy. I mean, your mind has to be made of granite. I mean, a lot of girls would disappear into outer space. So I just have so much respect for Coco.<\/p>\n \u201cBut to be great, it\u2019s a package, and if this serve could be modified, I have no doubt where she could end up \u2013 double digits (Grand Slams) is around the corner for Coco.\u201d<\/p>\n As well as Serena and Venus Williams, Macci has coached Maria Sharapova, Jennifer Capriati, Andy Roddick, Mary Pierce, Anastasia Myskina and Sofia Kenin.<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Goran Ivanisevic\u2019s true opinion on Elena Rybakina revealed after split as Wimbledon title claim made<\/a> The post Serena Williams\u2019 former coach predicts Coco Gauff will be dominant if she changes one thing<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Coco Gauff could win \u201cdouble digit\u201d Grand Slam titles and be a long-term world No 1 if she makes a change to her service motion, according to legendary coach Rick Macci. The American star is already a two-time major singles champion, having triumphed at the 2023 US Open and the 2025 French Open. 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