‘You Can’t Lose to..’ – 62YO Legendary American Coach’s Resilient and Tactful Philosophy That Altered Coco Gauff’s Life for Good

Coco Gauff went from stagnation to dominance simply by having Brad Gilbert by her side. The 19-year-old tennis sensation won her first Grand Slam title at this year’s US Open, a few months after welcoming Andre Agassi’s ex-coach to her coaching staff. Since the time the 62-year-old tennis coach joined the Gauff coaching team, there have been a lot of conversations going on regarding how his experience and philosophies are helping the US Open champion to do better.

Recently, the 53-year-old tennis player’s coach demonstrated how his philosophy has benefited the young American tennis sensation by sharing an example.

Coco Gauff’s legendary coach shares his tennis philosophy 

The 19-year-old tennis sensation had an amazing summer, as she won her maiden US Open title under the guidance of one of the most prominent tennis coaches, Gilbert. Recently, the experienced coach, in an interview with the Tennis Channel, shared his views on the competitive process across the spectrum.

He said, “Five percent of the time you can’t miss and can’t lose to anybody. Five percent of the time you can’t beat anybody. It’s the vast majority of matches, those 90 percent, where a player must engage the mind and determine which disparate tools will work best on that particular day versus the specific opponent.” 

Just like the way he expressed the winning spectrum that can be used on the tennis court, it won’t be wrong to say that he has more philosophies that have helped Gauff finally fulfill her potential. Subsequently, he also clarified that to win a tennis match, there should be an equal percentage of mind and determination put into it, apart from great tennis skills.

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Not only that, another former tennis player, Pere Riba, who’s part of the US Open champ’s coaching team, made a revelation regarding the same. He emphasized the fact that having Agassi’s ex-coach on the teenage tennis player’s side was the best thing that happened to her.

When Pere Riba highlighted Gilbert’s influence on Coco Gauff

Just a few days ago, in an exclusive interview with EssentiallySports, the 35-year-old Spanish tennis coach talked about how Gilbert has had a positive influence on the 19-year-old tennis player. Although Agassi’s ex-coach hasn’t been able to continuously travel because of his age, his experience has certainly helped her bring out the best on the tennis court.

Further, he revealed that not only he has helped as a coach, but he has also helped her as a consultant. In the same way, the 62-year-old tennis coach is someone who has helped Andy Roddick win his 2003 US Open title. And now he has helped another American claim the US Open title with his expertise.

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