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Martina Navratilova says there is now a Big Four in women’s tennis as in her eyes Coco Gauff has joined the club of Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina. Earlier this year, Sabalenka, Swiatek and Rybakina were declared by some as the women’s tennis version of the Big Three.
Navratilova, a former 18-time Grand Slam champion, says Gauff has joined that club following her US Open win.“She will win double-figure majors if she stays fit. We were talking the big three. Now it’s the big four.
It’s Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff. She has no pressure on her now because now she’s won this one, so the expectations have been met. I think the confidence that she’ll get from this, she’s just getting started.
Now she’s got some time to get better. Neither player played their best tennis but Coco played the best tennis when she needed to get back into the match in the second set. In the third set she played smart. She didn’t give Sabalenka anything to hit.
Just see how much it meant to her. You have to trust yourself that you can put it together,” Navratilova told Sky Sports.
