WUHAN, China—Coco Gauff confirmed speculation that she and new coach Matt Daly will experiment with grip changes, revealing she has been employing them on court since their partnership began ahead of the China Open.
“I don’t want to give too much of what’s going on, but there are changes happening,” she said coyly after a 61-minute victory over Marta Kostyuk at the Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open—the Beijing champion increasing her win streak to eight in a row.
Eager to learn more about the former world No. 2’s new coach, eagle-eyed fans sourced Daly’s “GripMD” biography, along with the note that University of Notre Dame alum had made grip changes to “multiple Top 100 ATP player.”
“Yeah, I saw they found that,” said the ever-online Gauff, who dropped just five games against Kostyuk on Thursday. “He has a lot of expertise in that area. Honestly, not just that. He does really good at tactical stuff, mental side, too. But yeah, Matt is great. We’re changing stuff.”
