Gauff after her quick victory against Kenin: "I knew she was going to get nervous"

Adrien Guyot

le 21/03/2025 à 12h45

2 min to read

Gauff Kenin Miami

For her debut at the WTA 1000 in Miami, Coco Gauff showed no mercy to her compatriot Sofia Kenin, who failed to win a single game on the center court this Thursday (6-0, 6-0).

This is the second time in her career that Kenin has lost with such a scoreline. After her victory, Gauff, who will face Maria Sakkari in the next round, spoke to the media in a press conference.

"It was a perfect match on my part. I was even nervous during the last game because I wanted to complete the first 6-0, 6-0 of my career. She's a high-level opponent, I had to bring my best tennis right away, and as the match progressed, everything became easier: confidence on one side and discouragement on the other.

When you win the first set 6-0, you don't expect to win the next one with the same score, but then I won the first game of the second set and I knew she was going to get nervous.

I believe in myself, even though sometimes I haven't enjoyed myself much on the court, but I've been working a lot on that aspect and it's paying off. I train well and I want to show it during matches, I hope to continue doing so in this tournament.

I think being able to forget everything when I'm on the court is one of my best qualities. I have the ability to reset what's happening. Both positively, when I come out of a good tournament, and during tougher times, which doesn't necessarily mean I'm going to have a bad season.

I have a lot of expectations for myself, and obviously, other people have expectations for my career too, but I look at what I've accomplished so far and I'm already satisfied.

I'm 21 years old and I still have a lot ahead of me in the future, but if I had to end my career here, I would still have achieved many of my dreams. That's why I need to try to be more forgiving with myself and stay positive even in the tougher moments," she told Super Tennis.