Sloane Stephens made some fascinating remarks during an appearance on Caroline Garcia’s podcast, including comparing her competitive drive to Coco Gauff’s. It has been a few years since Stephens was near the top of women’s tennis. Her peak was winning the 2017 US Open, where she defeated close friend and fellow American Madison Keys in…
Naomi Osaka shared a concerning update on social media, admitting the injury she picked up at the 2024 China Open in Beijing is more severe than first expected. The four-time Grand Slam champion played well in her opening three matches at the WTA 1000 event in Beijing, overcoming Lucia Bronzetti, Yulia Putintseva, and Katie Volynets…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday October 14, 2024 The field for next month’s WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is rounding out. Four players qualified for singles on Monday, with the WTA announcing that Coco Gauff, Jasmine Paolini, Elena Rybakina and Jessica Pegula had all made the cut. The quartet joins Iga Swiatek…
Coco Gauff will compete in the year-end championships on the WTA Tour, and she had a hilarious moment when talking about it at the 2024 Wuhan Open. For many of the top tennis players, the main goal for every season, apart from winning titles, is qualifying for the year-end championships. For Gauff, qualifying for the…
The semi-finalists at the Dongfeng Voyah · Wuhan Open, the last WTA 1000 event of the year being held in China, were decided on Friday, and will see top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff square off for a place in the final, while home favourite Zheng Qinwen makes history when she meets her fellow countrywoman,…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday October 11, 2024 You can tell a lot about a tennis player just by listening to them speak about other players. Today in Wuhan, we learned a bit more about American Coco Gauff. She gave reporters her thoughts on Rafael Nadal’s retirement, and by doing so, revealed more…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday October 7, 2024 Coco Gauff reminded all the doubters of her vast potential last week in Beijing, winning her eighth career title, and second at the WTA 1000 level, by defeating Karolina Muchova in straight sets. For Gauff, the competitive juices just seem to guide her through these types…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday October 7, 2024 Welcome to the Top 20, Mirra Andreeva. The talented 17-year-old cracks the milestone in this week’s WTA rankings, and she’s not the only young player on the move. Scroll down for more… Mirra’s Milestone After reaching her fourth quarterfinal of 2024 – all at WTA…
Prior to the start of this year’s China Open Carlos Alcaraz and Coco Gauff took time to explore the Chinese capital and made a visit to the Forbidden City dressed in traditional clothing. Not only did the young superstars enjoy their first visit to the Forbidden City, they both came away with their first China…
Gauff defeats Muchova 6-1, 6-3 for WTA 1000 title in Beijing Coco Gauff reached her second final of the season in Beijing and first since January when she triumphed at the ASB Classic. Unable to defend her US Open crown last month (l. Navarro) and with the double faults and doubts continuing to mount, she…
