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Former world No 9 Andrea Petkovic believes Pere Riba deserved to be given more credit for Coco Gauff’s summer success on hard courts. After a disappointing Wimbledon first-round exit, Gauff added Andre Agassi’s former coach Brad Gilbert to her team.
At the time, Gauff was also working with Riba – the coach she hired ahead of Wimbledon. Gauff’s Wimbledon run was a major disappointment but her North American hard court swing was a huge success. During the summer on hard courts, Gauff became a Grand Slam champion at the US Open and also won her first WTA 1000 title in Cincinnati.
Also, Gauff won a WTA 500 event in Washington and was a quarterfinalist in Montreal. Gauff went 18-1 during the North American hard court swing. Afterward, coach Gilbert was given most of the credit for Gauff bouncing back in such a way after Wimbledon.
Petkovic: Gilbert is a great coach but Riba also helped Gauff a lot
“One more sentence to Pere Riba because I think Brad Gilbert had his moment. I think ESPN was milking how great of a coach he is and all those interactions it was great.
He’s a great coach, I’m not saying he’s not, he’s a great coach. Obviously he has the…
