Coco Gauff is on the march once again at the China Open and remains on course to retain the title she won in 2024.
Gauff beat Eva Lys in straight sets to set up a semifinal date and appears to be in fine fettle ahead of the business end of the tournament.
Earlier in the tournament, Gauff had a spat with Belinda Bencic, but after prevailing, she’s now kicked on and kept things as normal as possible.
Gauff reacted after beating Lys and ahead of her quarterfinal match this morning, some claims have been made about one aspect of her game.
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The two big differences between Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek’s serves identified
Gauff has been criticised for her serve previously and that aspect of her game remains a bit of an issue for the American player.
Gauff is head and shoulders above any other player when it comes to double faults, and ultimately, things have to change in that sense.
Levi Huddleston is a Machine Learning Engineer for Tennis Australia, and he’s suggested where Swiatek and Gauff are different when it comes to the way they serve.
He told the Australian Open TV podcast: “We have analysed the data that we have and said that biomechanically we can track the limbs of different players and say what looks different.
“I tried to find a player who serves well and has a similar height to Coco. So Iga and Coco, both 5ft 9, about 175cm, so you can compare apples to apples there.