{"id":1784147,"date":"2026-02-21T10:27:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T07:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1784147"},"modified":"2026-02-21T10:27:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T07:27:45","slug":"watch-coco-gauff-criticises-her-coachs-lack-of-impact-during-dubai-championships-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1784147","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Coco Gauff criticises her coach&#8217;s lack of impact during Dubai Championships loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Watch: Coco Gauff criticises her coach\u2019s lack of impact during Dubai Championships loss<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/ewan-west\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Ewan West                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"21 Feb 2026 10:27 AM\" data-ps-date=\"21 Feb 2026 10:27 AM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1771669665\"><br \/>\n                            21 Feb 2026 10:27 AM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/watch-coco-gauff-criticises-coach-dubai-championships-loss\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to facebook\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fwatch-coco-gauff-criticises-coach-dubai-championships-loss\" class=\"!text-info 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class=\"aspect-h-9 aspect-w-16 relative\">\n                                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"742\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Coco-Gauff-looks-on-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Coco Gauff at the Dubai Championships\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Coco Gauff looks on during her match                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Coco Gauff questioned the impact made by her biomechanics coach as her serve faltered during her semi-final defeat at the 2026 Qatar Open.<\/p>\n<p>The two-time Grand Slam winner was beaten 6-4, 6-7(13), 6-4 by world No 9 Elina Svitolina in an epic last four showdown at the WTA 1000 event that lasted three hours and three minutes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/coco-gauff\">Gauff<\/a> was broken six times, hit 12 double faults and won just 43% of her second serve points, but despite her serving struggles, she displayed her trademark resilience to push Svitolina all the way.<\/p>\n<p>The world No 4 lost the opening set having led 3-1, before she twice came back from a break down en route to winning a marathon second set on a pulsating 28-point tiebreak \u2014 converting her sixth set point after saving four match points.<\/p>\n<p>The American then broke in the first game of the deciding set, but she lost serve twice thereafter as her 31-year-old Ukrainian opponent sealed the win.<\/p>\n<p>After double-faulting into the net when serving at 3-3 in the second set, Gauff voiced her frustration towards Gavin MacMillan in her coaching box.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been doing everything you wanted for six months\u2026 I\u2019m not better at all,\u201d Gauff said.<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Tour News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/amanda-anisimova-coco-gauff-dubai-championships-prize-money-ranking-points\"><strong>Amanda Anisimova &amp; Coco Gauff\u2019s Dubai Championships prize money &amp; ranking points revealed<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/amanda-anisimova-alex-eala-fans-opinion-warm-message\"><strong>Amanda Anisimova gives her honest opinion on Alex Eala and her fans<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gauff hired MacMillan, a biomechanics expert, ahead of the 2025 US Open in August with the intention of solving her problems with her serve.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p>Coco Gauff after hitting a double fault against Elina Svitolina in Dubai<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been doing everything you\u2019ve wanted for the last 6 months\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is presumably to her biomechanics expert, Gavin MacMillan, who she hired before the US Open last season to help with her serve. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eobBoCyHDP\">pic.twitter.com\/eobBoCyHDP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTennisLetter\/status\/2024903539471122639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The 21-year-old hit the most double faults among all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wta-tour\">WTA Tour<\/a> players in 2025 (431) and 2024 (430).<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters post-match, Gauff focused on the positives from her run in Dubai as she admitted her expectations for the event had been low.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s tough to be on the losing end of a match like this, but there\u2019s a lot of positives to take from it,\u201d said the reigning Roland Garros champion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElina played great, I thought I played great and it came down to the wire. I\u2019ll definitely learn from this match in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started off the week just trying to win one match here, and so I\u2019m glad to have made it to the semis and I was really close to making it to the final.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEntering a tournament not in my best form and still making the semis means a lot, so hopefully I can take this momentum into Indian Wells and Miami.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alex-eala-speaks-coco-gauff-loss-dubai-championships-2026\">Alex Eala gets honest about \u2018gap\u2019 to Coco Gauff after heavy Dubai Championships loss<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch: Coco Gauff criticises her coach\u2019s lack of impact during Dubai Championships loss Ewan West 21 Feb 2026 10:27 AM Coco Gauff looks on during her match Coco Gauff questioned the impact made by her biomechanics coach as her serve faltered during her semi-final defeat at the 2026 Qatar Open. 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