Tennis superstar Coco Gauff, who is currently the world no. 3, recently sat down for an interview with Mercedes, where she discussed the start to her season and her expectations for the clay tour.
“I feel great. I’ve had some inconsistent results this year, but I think my performance in Miami gave me confidence and hopefully I’ll have a good feeling for the rest of the season,” Gauff said, per Marca.
Interestingly, Gauff also admitted that despite the success she has had throughout her career, such as winning the French Open last year, clay isn’t necessarily her favorite surface.
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“You know, if you have a guy and they just treat you good and they do everything right, but it’s still just not there,” she said. “That’s how I feel about clay. I have great results on clay. I do well on clay, but my socks get dirty. Like I have to take off my shoes like before I get in my room. It’s just a lot of things that I also don’t like about it.”
“But my career on clay has always been the first of everything. Junior title there, my first Grand Slam final, my first doubles Grand Slam. So it’s just one of those guys. It’s just, you know, maybe nice guys finish last,” she added.
Perhaps another French Open victory will convince the young phenom to reconsider both her feelings about clay and “nice guys.”
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