Coco Gauff is not playing her best tennis. She is struggling to find consistency. Since her title in Auckland at the beginning of the 2024 season, she has failed to live up to the expectations. The good news, if she can remember what she did in 2022, she can still probably make another run to the final at Roland Garros. Unfortunately, tennis can be quite unforgiving and a lack of confidence on clay will significantly impact her chances of winning the title there.
What’s Eating Coco Gauff?
After losing to Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals of the Australian Open, something happened to her confidence. It has been an uphill battle since for the American. There is a lack of rhythm and that is often a reflection of one’s confidence in their game. Although she started off well in Madrid with two pretty dominant performances, she just could not keep the momentum going against Madison Keys. Then again, Keys has got her number, winning the last two encounters against her. Can Gauff turn things around in Rome?
Embed from Getty ImagesTop 100 ATP & WTA Ranking Changes
| ATP | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
| Aslan Karatsev (RUS) | DOWN 38 | 86 |
| Borna Coric (CRO) | DOWN 21 | 55 |
| Andy Murray (GBR) | DOWN 20 | 77 |
| Daniel Altmaier (GER) | DOWN 17 | 78 |
| Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) | DOWN 17 | 41 |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) | UP 15 | 20 |
| Sumit Nagal (IND) | DOWN 11 | 93 |
| Mariano Navone (ARG) | UP 10 | 31 CAREER HIGH |
| WTA | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
| Petra Martic (CRO) | DOWN 19 | 81 |
| Daria Saville (AUS) | UP 12 | 84 |
| Kayla Day (USA) | DOWN 12 | 96 |
| Emina Bektas (USA) | UP 11 | 97 |
| Maria Lourdes Carle (ARG) | UP 11 | 71 CAREER HIGH |
| Martina Trevisan (ITA) | DOWN 11 | 87 |
ATP & WTA Top 10 Ranking Changes
ATP: there were a few positional changes in the top ten. Andrey Rublev climbed two spots to #6. Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas each fell one spot to #7 and #8, respectively. There is currently no American man in the top ten. The current top four players are: [1] Novak Djokovic; [2] Jannik Sinner; [3] Carlos Alcaraz; and [4] Daniil Medvedev.
Embed from Getty ImagesWTA: there were a few positional changes in the top ten members. Marketa Vondrousova and Qinwen Zheng each climbed one spot to #6 and #7, respectively. Maria Sakkari fell two spots to #8. The current top four players are: [1] Iga Swatek; [2] Aryna Sabalenka; [3] Coco Gauff; and [4] Elena Rybakina.
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