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     Coco Gauff speaks                             <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Coco Gauff has candidly admitted she struggles with \u201cimpostor syndrome\u201d and doubts whether she \u201cbelongs\u201d where she is at the top of the WTA Tour.<\/p>\n<p>The world No 4 was speaking after beating 12th-ranked Belinda Bencic 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the 2026 Miami Open on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wta-tour\/miami-open-coco-gauff-closes-iga-swiatek-wta-rankings-surprises-herself\">Gauff<\/a> has won all four of her matches in Miami in three sets, having also overcome Sorana Cirstea, Alycia Parks and Elisabetta Cocciaretto.<\/p>\n<p>The American star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/coco-gauff-reveals-team-not-want-compete-miami-open\">revealed that her team did not want her to play the WTA 1000 tournament in Florida<\/a> after a \u201cnerve-related\u201d arm injury ended her campaign in Indian Wells.<\/p>\n<p>Gauff, who is dealing with ongoing issues with her serve and has also struggled with her forehand at times, has been working with biomechanics expert Gavin MacMillan since August.<\/p>\n<p>Despite her technical troubles, Gauff \u2014 who turned 22 earlier this month \u2014 has already had a glittering career.<\/p>\n<p>Gauff has won 11 WTA Tour singles titles, including two Grand Slams, the WTA Finals, and three WTA 1000 titles, while she has reached a career-high ranking of world No 2.<\/p>\n<h2>Miami Open News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wta-tour\/miami-open-coco-gauff-closes-iga-swiatek-wta-rankings-surprises-herself\"><strong>Miami Open: Coco Gauff closes in on Iga Swiatek in WTA Rankings as she surprises herself<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alex-eala-ranking-advice-former-british-no-1\"><strong>Alex Eala told where she needs to improve by former British No 1 as a worrying trend emerges<\/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>Following her win against Bencic, Gauff was asked what it says about her that she has won four tough matches after her injury-affected preparations for the Miami Open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it just shows my mind and it\u2019s just all about mentality out there at the end of the day,\u201d said Gauff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I have to believe that I belong where I am. I think sometimes I can get impostor syndrome, and even when they\u2019re saying my accomplishments during the warm-up, it doesn\u2019t feel like me, and I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh, I actually do have a good career\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it doesn\u2019t feel like that sometimes in the moment, because you\u2019re just working on things. Especially with my serve, it just feels like, I don\u2019t know, I shouldn\u2019t be where I am.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut tennis doesn\u2019t lie, the ball doesn\u2019t lie, so I just have to believe myself, and my coach has been reminding me: \u2018Remember who you are, and you\u2019re a good player.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they\u2019ve been putting that into my head. At moments I believe in it, at moments I don\u2019t. So I\u2019m just trying to believe it more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gauff is vying for her maiden Miami Open title, and she will face world No 14 Karolina Muchova in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/coco-gauff-proud-jannik-sinner-extends-record-alex-eala-added-pressure-miami\">Coco Gauff \u2018proud\u2019 as Jannik Sinner extends record and Alex Eala admits \u2018added pressure\u2019: Miami Open roundup<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami Open: Coco Gauff admits she doubts that she \u2018belongs\u2019 in \u2018impostor syndrome\u2019 comments Ewan West 25 Mar 2026 5:30 PM Coco Gauff speaks Coco Gauff has candidly admitted she struggles with \u201cimpostor syndrome\u201d and doubts whether she \u201cbelongs\u201d where she is at the top of the WTA Tour. 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