‘Coco Doesn’t Really Like It’- Caroline Garcia Reveals Her Winning Strategy as She Preys In on Gauff’s Weaknesses at the Miami Open

Caroline Garcia has struck out Coco Gauff‘s name from the Miami Open. After going against the 20-year-old American, she made her place in the quarterfinals of the tournament with an unexpected victory. Garcia recently revealed how she targeted the US Open champion’s weaknesses, which troubled her opponent on the court.

While the American tennis player is one of the toughest competitors on the current tennis circuit, the former world number five did the unthinkable and changed the ending of Gauff’s Miami Open run. Let’s take a look at what the French tennis player has to say about her plans that helped her get through Gauff.

Caroline Garcia’s secret to overcoming Coco Gauff 

After making her place in the quarterfinals of the Miami Open, during a press conference, Caroline Garcia revealed how she went for Gauff’s weakness in the game, which gave her an edge to do better against her. Not only that, Garcia also highlighted how winning against the 20-year-old gave her the confidence to do better on the court.

She stated, “I try to always be very aggressive and take some time away. Looks like Coco doesn’t really like it. We had some good battles in the past, and I always try to go as much as I can with confidence and conviction in my shot. To have a tie record with Coco gives me confidence that I have to go for it, especially after the match yesterday with Naomi.”

Garcia, before facing Gauff, also defeated the Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka to reach the quarter-final round of the tournament. But apart from that she also revealed that it was her luck that helped her during the match, when things went a little bit on the opponent’s side.

Did luck help Garcia win against Gauff? 

In the first set, Caroline Garcia held off Coco Gauff without facing a break point, despite her excellent serve early in the match. Not only that, the Frenchwoman showed her tenacity in the vital first game of the decisive set when she successfully saved against four break opportunities.

She stated, “I think I stayed positive and optimistic about my serve. The first game of the third set was quite important for me and maybe for her also and I got a little bit lucky because my forehand was catching the line but also I went for it, so maybe it’s my reward.”  Her positive attitude towards the game and the belief in herself that she could achieve victory against her definitely contributed to her Miami Open run.

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