Coco Gauff splits with coach as US Open looms on horizon

Two-time Grand Slam champion Coco Gauff has parted ways with coach Matt Daly just days before the US Open tennis begins.

The world No. 3 split with Daly, a grip expert who she brought on board late last year, replacing him with biomechanics specialist Gavin MacMilan, according to various reports.

MacMilan was seen practising with Gauff - who has yet to address the change herself - on Wednesday (20 August) at the US Open in New York. Her long-time coach Jean-Christophe Faurel stays with the team.

MacMilan is widely credited in the industry for rectifying Aryna Sabalenka’s serve. Sabalenka is currently the world’s top-ranked player.

Gauff has had double fault issues as of late and is counting on MacMilan to work his magic the way he did with Sabalenka.

At last week’s Cincinnati Open, a WTA 1000 tournament, Gauff was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Jasmine Paolini.

The main draw of the US Open starts on Sunday.

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