{"id":295932,"date":"2023-11-09T00:24:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T00:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=295932"},"modified":"2023-11-09T00:24:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T00:24:07","slug":"coco-gauff-changes-her-mind-on-wta-finals-and-makes-frank-grand-slam-admission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/tennis\/coco-gauff-changes-her-mind-on-wta-finals-and-makes-frank-grand-slam-admission\/","title":{"rendered":"Coco Gauff changes her mind on WTA Finals and makes frank Grand Slam admission"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Coco Gauff admitted her view of the WTA Finals has now changed after competing at the event. The American played at the season-ending tournament for the second straight year and achieved her best result by reaching the semi-finals.<\/p>\n

The end-of-year championships are regarded by the sport as the biggest event of the year after the four Grand Slams. While in Cancun for the 2023 WTA Finals, Gauff said she now values the event more than she did previously but still wants to win the majors more than any other trophies in the sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would be cool to win it. To be honest, as a kid, I always dreamt of winning Grand Slams,\u201d the teenager said via Cancun Press. \u201cI think as I\u2019ve grown as a pro on tour, I learned more about what the WTA Finals is about. I\u2019d definitely say that would be a goal of mine now, after competing in it for 2 years & realizing this is the best of the best.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do think I can improve. It would definitely be a dream. If I had to choose, I\u2019d rather win another Slam. But it\u2019s definitely a dream. I think this tournament is one of the most challenging. Not only because it\u2019s the Top 8, but because it\u2019s the end of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Gauff began this year’s WTA Finals with a comprehensive victory over Ons Jabeur, before suffering her ninth loss to Iga Swiatek in her second group game. Needing a win to guarantee her spot in the last four against Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrosova, Gauff recovered from a set down to beat the Czech star 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-3, despite serving 17 double faults.<\/p>\n

Like the rest of the players, Gauff\u2019s tournament was interrupted by persistent rain – and the high winds significantly impacted her serve. Up against her doubles partner and compatriot Jessica Pegula in the last four, Gauff managed to win just three games as she exited the WTA Finals.<\/p>\n

It concluded a special season for Gauff in which she won the US Open, the first major of her career. She ended 2023 with a career-high ranking of number three and also captured the Cincinnati, Washington and Auckland titles.<\/p>\n

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