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Coco Gauff, in a press conference before her opening match against Rebeka Masarova, at the Roland Garros 2023, admitted what skills she needs to improve. She revealed: "Obviously the forehand is something I need to improve on, but especially on clay I feel it's one of my weapons.
Last year I won a lot of points using that heavy forehand, and I think it's something I will continue to do this year." Gauff the added: "I'm used to being told what to do and I just do it. I think Patrick Mouratoglou and previous managers want me to be more explicit about my game and what I want to do."
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During the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Coco said: "Things didn't go well in Madrid, when you come from a lower point you can only go up.
The most important thing for me is to keep growing, to do it constantly. It happens on the nightfall tour but I hope it doesn't happen to me. Goals? In the end the goal is not to be in the top ten forever but to become number one and win the Grand Slam tournament.
I'm training my mind to reach that level. I have to fight on every shot and not lose or give away points." Coco also admitted that she sometimes struggles with imposter syndrome, which affects someone she feels doesn't deserve their personal success.
The young US tennis player, who turned 19 in March, has a respectable resume for a player her age. She is a Grand Slam finalist, won three WTA titles, participated in the WTA Finals and reached fourth place in the world rankings.
Still, Gauff suffers from Imposter Syndrome at times, which manifests itself when one feels anxious and unsuccessful on the inside while being objectively very successful on the outside. She said: "When I go out on the court I have a lot of self-confidence, but I think throughout my life, even when I was a junior and playing in tournaments, I've been very anxious about how well I was playing, and when I went out on the court I really felt I could win the game.
I guess it's just about fighting these thoughts and realizing that I belong here. Impostor Syndrome is a serious thing, so I feel it sometimes, but it's something I'm working on to understand that I am here for a reason, that my ranking is here for a reason and that I really deserve it."