Coco Gauff éliminée en demies de l'Australian Open 2024 ! Coco Gauff n'a pas pu refaire le "coup" de l'US Open. Ce jeudi, l'Américaine a été dominée par Aryna Sabalenka, 7-6(2), 6-4 en demi-finale de l'Open d'Australie. Victorieuse contre la numéro 2 mondiale en finale à New-York, Gauff a semblé plus nerveuse cette fois et a coincé, notamment au service. Une déception pour l'Américaine qui espérait aller chercher un titre pour son dernier Grand Chelem en tant qu'adolescente. En mars, la protégée de Brad Gilbert fêtera ses 20 ans et ne sera donc plus une "teenager". Bilan tout de même positif pour celle qui sera troisième mondiale lundi.
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00:03 Yeah, tough match for me tonight.
00:05 Overall, a positive tournament.
00:08 I had chances in both sets, but she played better tonight.
00:12 I felt like I did my best with the game plan that I had.
00:18 I think it just came down to a couple of points,
00:20 and that's tennis.
00:23 What was the difference in her game
00:25 tonight compared with the US Open?
00:27 She really-- I know she attacked your second serve quite a lot.
00:31 Yeah, I think she served better.
00:35 US Open, she made less errors, but also I
00:39 feel like I played a little bit more aggressive this time.
00:42 So US Open, I felt like, wasn't a great match for me.
00:48 And yes, I won.
00:50 I think I played better tonight.
00:52 I wish I could have made more first serves.
00:56 I think that was the difference.
00:57 She had a higher first serve percentage,
00:59 and it's tough to also go for the second
01:04 when you double faulted a couple of times.
01:06 But I don't think that wasn't the fault either,
01:09 because I put myself in the position.
01:10 I cleaned up the first set, put myself in the position
01:13 to serve out the set.
01:15 At the end of the day, it came down to a couple of points,
01:17 same in the second.
01:19 Maybe if I get that whole F4 all, it's a different match.
01:23 Yeah, and a lot of positives to take.
01:26 I felt like-- like today, I didn't feel like I played bad.
01:29 I just felt like there were certain points
01:31 that I just didn't win, which I prefer this match
01:35 over the last match that I played.
01:36 So it's tough with the result, but I'm
01:39 trying to look at the positives.
01:42 Cook, are you still having fun?
01:44 Following on the gentleman's question,
01:46 you're still so young.
01:47 This is a long-term career.
01:49 Are you still having fun?
01:50 Yeah, I am having fun.
01:53 I feel like if I ever get to a moment where I stop having fun,
01:57 I would take a break.
01:58 But yeah, I am.
02:00 And there was a couple points in the match where I'm always
02:04 having fun generally, but you're so competitive.
02:06 But there was a couple of shots where I was just like,
02:08 this is fun.
02:09 This atmosphere is fun.
02:10 And I want to enjoy it as long as possible.
02:14 And yeah, I think for me, the most important thing
02:17 is to continue that, having fun.
02:19 And even though tonight I lost, it was still
02:22 a great competitive match.
02:23 And I watched these matches growing up,
02:27 and watching Serena and watching Sharapova
02:30 lose these matches.
02:31 And it seems like when you're in it,
02:34 it feels like the end of the world.
02:36 But then when you look at history,
02:38 they didn't let one match define their career.
02:40 So I'm not going to let this match--
02:42 I'm going to dwell on it tonight.
02:44 But as Brad told me, as soon as the match is over,
02:47 the sun's going to rise tomorrow.
02:48 And you have a new chance to live a good day.
02:51 So tomorrow, I don't know, I'm going
02:53 to try to go to the movies or something, be proud of myself.
02:57 We don't know who Arena's going to play in the final.
02:59 But you're the person who's got closest to beating her
03:02 this week.
03:02 No one else has taken to a tie break.
03:04 What's it going to take to stop her on Saturday, do you think?
03:07 I mean, I don't know.
03:14 I feel like for me today, I was close.
03:17 And I was just taking care of those points.
03:19 I think you just need to take care of those points.
03:23 I mean, anything can happen in a Grand Slam final.
03:25 I do think from experience, the other two girls playing
03:29 their first final, it's going to be a different feeling.
03:33 I just feel like my first final, I was just so nervous.
03:36 So I think to win against her, you just
03:39 need to treat it like any other match
03:41 and not put so much weight on it.
03:44 And luckily, the other two girls are both pretty early
03:47 in their careers, 23.
03:48 And I think Quinn wins 20, if I'm not mistaken.
03:51 21?
03:51 20?
03:52 OK.
03:53 So yeah, I think they just have to get over the nerves.
03:56 I don't think Arena's going to go in there nervous.
03:58 She didn't play like it today.
04:00 So yeah, just get over your nerves.
04:02 I don't know the game plan.
04:05 And I do know a game plan, but I'm not
04:07 going to say it because it didn't work today.
04:10 (upbeat music)