{"id":2097096,"date":"2026-08-17T10:30:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T07:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2097096"},"modified":"2026-08-17T10:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T07:30:18","slug":"coco-gauff-highlights-the-key-difference-she-made-to-her-serve-recently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2097096","title":{"rendered":"Coco Gauff highlights the key &#8216;difference&#8217; she made to her serve recently"},"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\">Coco Gauff highlights the key \u2018difference\u2019 she made to her serve recently<\/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\/liam-mcmillen\" class=\"text-sm font-normal 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!text-content\">\n                                Coco Gauff celebrates after her match                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/coco-gauff\">Coco Gauff<\/a> survived a scare against Liudmilla Samsonova to book her place in the round of 32 of the Cincinnati Open.<\/p>\n<p>The American lost the first set to the Russian star, before fighting back to claim the next two sets 6-4, 6-1 to get her Cincinnati Open campaign up and running.<\/p>\n<p>The star reached the semi finals of the Canadian Open last week and she will be hoping to go one better in the final Masters event before the US Open.<\/p>\n<p>Gauff will next play Ann Li in Cincinnati and she has been buoyed by the progress she has made on her serve in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>The American did not lose many points on serve in the second and third set, meaning she was able to take control of her second round match.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4dvZBVU-PYE&amp;t=77s\" target=\"_blank\">The Tennis Channel<\/a> after the match, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/coco-gauff\">Gauff<\/a> revealed the main reason why her serve has improved so much during the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<h2>More Coco Gauff news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/coco-gauff-outlines-what-she-wants-to-achieve-2026-season\">Coco Gauff outlines what she wants to achieve before the 2026 season is finished<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/coco-gauff-alex-eala-respect-role-model-comments\">Alex Eala: Coco Gauff reveals what she \u2018really respects\u2019 about the Filipina star<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOverall, I think, you know, I thought I served well. I think that kind of helped me carry me through when I wasn\u2019t feeling so great off the ground, and then eventually things started to click; I started to return better. So yeah.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, I think I\u2019m just going big, honestly. I feel like I\u2019m really confident on my serve now, so I\u2019m going for it pretty much almost all times, unless, you know, I feel like my percentage is too low, but I think the biggest thing that has made the difference is just mixing up the versatility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I\u2019m mixing it up a lot on my serve, so it\u2019s tough to read, and, yeah, I think I\u2019m doing a good job with that and just trying to keep it improving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gauff\u2019s issues on serve over the past few years have been well noted, which forced the two-time Grand Slam champion to welcome biomechanics expert Gavin MacMillan into her team.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clear that MacMillan\u2019s work with Gauff has been working and there has been a marked improvement on her serve, particularly from the grass court swing onwards.<\/p>\n<p>That was truly one of the only things holding Gauff back, so there is every chance she can kick on and really start to dominate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/WTA-Tour\">WTA Tour<\/a> from this point onwards.<\/p>\n<p>She will undoubtedly be one of the favourites to win the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/us-open\">US Open<\/a>, particularly with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/aryna-sabalenka\">Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/elena-rybakina\">Elena Rybakina<\/a> showing signs of weakness across the North American hardcourt swing.<\/p>\n<p>Gauff will continue her Cincinnati Open campaign against Li on Tuesday, 18th August\u2019s order of play.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coco Gauff highlights the key \u2018difference\u2019 she made to her serve recently Liam McMillen 17 Aug 2026 11:30 AM Coco Gauff celebrates after her match Coco Gauff survived a scare against Liudmilla Samsonova to book her place in the round of 32 of the Cincinnati Open. 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