Coco Gauff is digging deeper and deeper to notch her place in the US Open. While she is working on her game, looking at the way she is doing on the court, there are a lot of tennis fans and players making the 19-year-old that obvious, but for the last Grand Slam tournament of the year. Just a few days ago, the 59-time Grand Slam champion, Martina Navratilova, chose to stand by the 7th-ranked tennis player.

Now that she has advanced to the third round of the competition, Novak Djokovic has made a significant statement regarding the teenager’s performance at the final Grand Slam tournament of the year.

Novak Djokovic picks Coco Gauff as his clear US Open choice

The Serbian tennis player, who himself has won 23 major titles, recently made a statement for the 19-year-old tennis player. After winning the second round of the tournament, he revealed in the post-match press conference, how he thinks Gauff can lift this year’s US Open title, looking at the way she has been doing for the past few months.

He said, “Coco is on the rise. She’s yet to win a Grand Slam but has played in a final. She’s still young, but now with Brad Gilbert on her side with the experience of coaching some of the greats, things are coming together for her… she’s got the home support.”

Along with that, the 36-year-old tennis star also highlighted how having Andre Agassi’s former coach by her side, she can possibly achieve greatness on the court. In addition, he also said, “She broke to the top of the women’s game quite early, but it still takes a few years to come together where you feel you’re complete as a player, ready to win Slams, & dominate the game.”

Further, Novak Djokovic talked about how not only a lot of other people but also the 19-year-old herself might be carrying a lot of expectations to do well in this tournament.

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Well, he’s not the only one who believes that the seventh-ranked tennis player is all set to achieve this great tennis feat this year itself. Earlier, the 66-year-old tennis legend, Navratilova, also made a strong prediction, showing confidence in the 2022 French Open semi-finalist’s growing tennis prowess.

Martina Navratilova strongly affirms Gauff’s Grand Slam chances

Just a few days ago, in an interview with Sky Sports, the four-time US Open champion talked about how it’s time for the 19-year-old to claim her first Grand Slam title. Moreover, she also projected her performance from the past few months and talked about how she has literally worked on her game to give her best at the last Grand Slam tournament of the year.

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Nevertheless, he also made a huge reduction regarding how the 2022 French Open semi-finalist can be the US Open champion this year. Now that two of the prominent faces of the tennis arena have strongly affirmed Gauff’s US Open victory chances, do you also agree with them? Write your thoughts in the comments below.