After a difficult year, Coco Gauff is returning to tennis with a new mindset on losing.
Coco Gauff has had a successful start to
Saturday, November 2, 2024
After a difficult year, Coco Gauff is returning to tennis with a new mindset on losing.
Coco Gauff has had a successful start to
Gauff, who has been open about her struggles with maintaining her mental health, has previously spoken about ruminating on the past, especially her losses. In a column days after her loss at the Australian Open last year, the athlete wrote, “Losing sucks, but if you can go through how you felt in the match and how you felt in certain moments, then you can come back and be better.”
She added, “This experience will motivate me to come back stronger.”
While speaking with reporters ahead of this year’s Australian Open, Gauff further explained where her head currently is regarding losing. Speaking about her first-round loss at Wimbledon last summer, Gauff said she realized, “The world didn’t end. The sun still shines. I still have my friends and family.”
She continued, “I realized that losing isn’t all that bad and that I should just focus on the battle and the process and enjoy it. I found myself being able to play freer and trust myself more.”
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