Gauff, Lacking Confidence in 2025: "It's Simply About Approaching Each Tournament with a New Mindset"

Adrien Guyot

le 23/04/2025 à 10h12

2 min to read

Gauff Madrid

After a tricky start to the season, Coco Gauff hopes to turn things around during the clay-court swing. The American, ranked No. 4 in the world, has not reached a single semifinal this year and is coming off a straight-sets loss to Jasmine Paolini in the quarterfinals of the WTA 500 tournament in Stuttgart.

Speaking at a press conference ahead of her Madrid Open opener against Dayana Yastremska or Francesca Jones, Gauff remains confident that better results are just around the corner.

"I’m truly someone who strives for perfection. It’s something I’ve been working on. I think perfectionism is something that drives me in a good way, but it can also be a bad thing.

So I think it’s just about finding the right balance and keeping in mind that it’s a long season. You know very well that you’re not going to win every tournament. And I’m someone who believes in my abilities.

So sometimes it’s disappointing when I don’t win, but I try to take the positives from losses, and that’s something I’ve been working on lately. I felt like in Stuttgart, even though it was a tough match against Jasmine (Paolini), I improved a lot since Miami.

I wanted to play in Stuttgart just to get matches under my belt, so I feel pretty confident coming into this tournament. I’ve never performed exceptionally well in Madrid, but I feel like it’s always a learning experience and prepares me to do well in Rome and Paris.

I’ve always thought I was the kind of player who needed matches to build confidence. I think it’s simply about approaching each tournament with a fresh perspective and a new mindset," Gauff explained to the media at the Mutua Madrid Open.