Coco Gauff sounded extremely happy for Zhang Shuai finally managing to end her 24-match streak and it was for a good reason since the Chinese delivered one message to the American that deeply stuck into her mind.
After 603 days without a win on the WTA Tour, the former world No. 22 snapped her losing run in front of her home fans after overcoming 65th-ranked McCartney Kessler 7-6 (5) 7-6 (1) in the Beijing first round as a wildcard.
Just as the 35-year-old was celebrating her first victory since 2023 January, the 2023 US Open champion was speaking with reporters at the China Open. And the moment was used to ask Gauff if she had any thoughts on the current world No. 595 putting a curtain on the second-longest losing streak in Tour history.
“It was tough to see her going through the streak, but honestly through it all you would have never noticed she was going through that. I’ve seen her literally five minutes after matches and she would still say hi to me and be so excited to see me, which, I’m not like that after I lose. That just shows the type of person she is. I’ve learned a lot from her,” the world No. 6 told WTA Insider.
Gauff reveals Zhang’s message that meant very much to her
After making it clear how thrilled…
