Gauff: "I prefer to win another Grand Slam rather than reaching No. 1"

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It's rare to see a player of Coco Gauff's caliber with an 8-4 record as we close out the third month of the 2025 season. It hasn't been the best start for the American, still seeking her first final of the year and far from her best tennis level. We know that the Miami Open is not her strong suit either, the expectation of playing at home has made her collapse on several occasions, but at some point that big performance will have to come. After two good wins, the American is one step away from achieving her best result here, but first, we must hear her reflections after the victory over Maria Sakkari, an opponent she had already beaten a few days ago in Indian Wells.

Victory over Sakkari

"Today the goal was to go out there and have fun on the court, that was my intention 100%. That's how I feel, that's how I'm playing. I just wanted to see myself free out there; in the past, I've always struggled a bit with pressure here playing at home, but for a while now, I've been aware that only when I'm loose and relaxed is when I can display my best game. I think that's what I was trying to emulate today."

Forgetting the 'bagel' from the previous round

"I knew that today things wouldn't go as well as in the previous match; it's very rare to get two consecutive wins without dropping any games overall. Honestly, what I was trying to do is forget about it; I didn't want to dwell on it too much since these results are just circumstances that one can encounter every couple of years. I was just trying to leave that anecdote in the past and focus fully on today's match. I knew it would be harder just by the fact of knowing that you can't get anything better than a 6-0, 6-0."

Facing an opponent in two consecutive tournaments

"I really focused a lot on what I did well the previous week, but deep down in my mind, I thought that it was unlikely to work again. Honestly, I think today at some moments my game plan worked and in others it didn't. It was one of those occasions where you'd like to play the same way as last time to replicate the same result, but you know that any smart person is not going to play against you exactly the same as they did two weeks ago after a loss. And that's what happened; she didn't do it. She played differently. Although the score may look a bit better, I think she played better this time than the last. I also believe that I played better than in Indian Wells, so I think that was the difference."

Future aspirations

"I prefer another Grand Slam; I've always said that. I don't know; I feel like people remember you more for the titles you won than for your position in the world ranking... obviously, if I could have both, that would be great too. Personally, after winning one, I'd love to win another in the future. Now, if I had already won four and still hadn't reached No. 1, then maybe the story would be different. But having only one, I'd like to have another to strengthen the foundations of my record a bit more."

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