Richard Pagliaro | @tennisnow | Wednesday, July 2, 2025
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Wimbledon– Grass Game is still a slippery slope Coco Gofu.
fixed Dayana Yastreska On Tuesday, the defending Roland Garros champion Gauff was 7-6 (3), 6-1.
It was Goff’s first round exit from the tournament over the past three years, making her cry in the locker room and post-match press conference.
Two years ago, Goff lost to former Australian Open Champion Sofia Kenning In her Wimbledon opener.
The two-time Grand Slam champion made a mean history with his withdrawal on Tuesday. Gauff is from his own life Francesca Schiavone In 2010, he lost in the first round of Wimbledon. Goff joins Schiavone and Justin Henninghe fell on Eleni Daniilidou on 2005, just France’s third open championship holder, fell into Wimbledon’s first round.
So, what’s the problem? How does Gauff improve her grass game yet for 16 rounds?
Apparently, Gauff’s extreme forehand grip made it difficult for her to dig low balls on the lawn. It’s obvious that it’s a game against Yastreska, who won another 10 titles in the game and played the first tennis ball with more confidence.
Afterwards, Goff points out two main aspects that she must obtain on the grass:
1. Agile Services
2. Declaring her more aggressiveness, defeating her opponent’s blow to the lawn.
Gauff served effectively in Roland Garros’ match, winning only 45% of the championship, winning only 44% of the second score, and only 6 titles in a 79-minute Yastreska loss.
Goff said the grass’s success started with her serving because when she landed, she could kick off her front foot and was underreacted.
“It’ll definitely be better. I mean, when I can serve me, some of the games I do are definitely an extra threat. I don’t think I’m serving well,” Gough said. “Yes, I mean, obviously I have to be able to refute that and sometimes it’s as aggressive as her.”
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Gauff’s challenge to reaching the Roland Garros final in two of the last four years is that her clay success limits her transition time to grass. This makes her play style modified to Grass Tough as she plays on clay for longer. Another challenge is that under pressure, Goff tends to rely on her legs and defense, which works well on clay, but not the winning grass formula.
“I think it just changed my game style, and it was difficult because for me it was like I was close to clay, and I played this way in a longer clay season, six to eight weeks, or I didn’t know.” “And then, I felt like I didn’t have to change much when I kept working on it, but I still had to make some adjustments to that.”
Time is next to Gauff, 21, who demonstrates problem-solving skills in hard fields and clay. The question is: Can Gauff play a more confident style on the grass without modifying her extreme forehand grip?
Another option for Gauff is that she has been a strong doubles player and is trying to impose her network skills more often. In yesterday’s losses, Goff won three of five net scores.
Moving forward, Goff is likely to want to try applying her online game to grass. However, it also requires a game closer to the baseline, which could be a challenge for Goff as she is more spacious in terms of forehand.
The grey Goff exuded tears at the end of the post-match press, but she said she would try to use the time to recalibrate the U.S. Open.
“I feel like I’ve learned a lot in those tough deciding moments, especially after Roland Garros,” Goff said. “Yes, I mean, obviously I won’t be staying for too long because I want to do a great job when we open up.
“Maybe the worst thing to lose the first round here is in the world because I have time to reset it. Yes, it’s absolutely terrible.”
