An important victory against the crisis, to smile again and leave the last dark months behind her (professionally speaking): Coco Gauff won the China Open in Beijing and, in the press conference after beating Karolina Muchova, the American tennis player shared an honest analysis of the role that victories and defeats have in her career.
“I’ve played the best tennis in a long time, I’m proud of how I competed because it was not an easy tournament at all. I had an impressive feeling of confidence all week, I felt that I could beat anyone. Muchova is a very dangerous player. I don’t like to play against her, it’s very difficult for me to find a way to hurt her, but today I had an impressive concentration and performance,” she said.
thank you everyone for all of the love and support these two weeks here in Beijing❤️. Very grateful for it all! See you next year! pic.twitter.com/uZbGj4pVtr
— Coco Gauff (@CocoGauff) October 6, 2024
Starting from a question from a journalist about how she manages to play the best in the finals of a tournament (she won 9 titles ion 10 finals played – ed.), Gauff analyzed: “Honestly, when I get to this stage of the tournament, I’m just happy to be in the final. It helped me a lot to go on the court relaxed knowing that I’ve already won a…
