I turned Coco Gauff into winning machine, Andre Agassi called me ‘greatest coach’, and even gave lessons to Zendaya

Coco Gauff has been turned into a winning machine over the last year and the secret to her success has been sitting in her box at the French Open.

That is of course her coach, Brad Gilbert, who has been working with the American since July 2023.

Coco Gauff has been turned into a winning machine over the last year and the secret to her success has been sitting in her box at the French Open.

That is of course her coach, Brad Gilbert, who has been working with the American since July 2023.

Gauff has reached new levels since working with Gilbert
Gauff has reached new levels since working with Gilbert

Under Gilbert’s tutelage, Gauff has already won her maiden Grand Slam at the US Open last September.

She’s now through to the French Open semi-finals, where she faces her nemesis Iga Swiatek.

Gauff has historically struggled against Swiatek, with an unenviable 10-1 losing record against the world number one.

Gilbert then started working with Andy Murray in 2006 during his formative years, reaching a then career-high of world number eight when they split in 2007.

Roddick pinpointed what makes Gilbert such a good coach to work with and that in part explains how Gauff has elevated her game.

“Brad is a genius at taking very complex things and simplifying them, right? ‘We’re gonna focus on these two things out out of the gate, and we’re gonna do it all practice,’ explained the American.