WTA Stuttgart 2024: Tennis Fans Express Dismay Over Coco Gauff’s Horrendous Mistakes in Brutal Loss to Marta Kostyuk

The tennis world was surprised to see Coco Gauff losing to Marta Kostyuk 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 in the quarterfinal of the Stuttgart Open. However, the level of skill Gauff demonstrated against the Ukrainian player, was more shocking to the fans. She could not manage to gain the upper hand in the match, as one of her serves went on to horrify fans.

As she transitions to her favorite surface, fans believed Gauff would find it easy to adjust. The 20-year-old American player has had anything but an easy time, as her loss to Kostyuk created major concern. One of her serves landed right at the bottom of the net, which showed that the real Gauff is absent from the WTA Tour. As a fan shared a video of the serve, with the caption, “Coco, pls… what is this? 😭“, other fans joined in to share their frustration.

One fan became worried as they wondered what was wrong with Gauff’s serve.

Since Andy Roddick helped guide world number 3 with her serve not long ago, a fan of Gauff said that Roddick would pay for his misdeeds.

While one fan was livid, another fan said that Gauff should give Roddick another call.

One user was reminded of Anna Kournikova, who has the style and the ultimate trajectory of the service.

Transitioning to clay can be difficult for many, and one fan had it in mind as they said that she struggled like other players on Tour.

Gauff faced issues in the first round of the Stuttgart Open as well, as Sachia Vickery also managed to push her to three sets. Her troubles began recently, as Brad Gilbert has been absent as the primary guiding force in her box. Let’s have a look at why he wasn’t there.

Coco Gauff’ has asked Brad Gilbert to “kind of take a step back” for a while

The American youngster recently rehired her old coach, Jean-Christophe Faurel, who will work along with Gilbert. However, during the Stuttgart Open, Gilbert’s absence from the box raised many questions. The 62-year-old coach, as he helped with the training for ‘Challengers’ for three months, was in Los Angeles for the premiere of the movie. However, Gauff cleared the air after her round of 16 victory.

“No, he did not choose Zendaya over me (smiling). I think I told him to kind of take a step back, especially starting with J.C. I wanted him to be able to work on it on his own and play a tournament by himself.” The US Open champion wanted to get back into the rhythm of working with Faurel.

However, the decision may not be appropriate for her run in Stuttgart. She needs to draw up a plan to help her in Madrid as the current strategy blew up. Anyway, in the same conference, she further said, “Yeah, he’s supposed to come to Madrid. He’s not here. I think when I started with him, he was never going to be coming to every tournament. Just mainly the big ones, especially in the European part of the swing, I think, most of the time.”

So, Will Gilbert join the team and help Faurel work out a sound strategy for the Masters in Spain?