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Coco Gauff Struggles in China Open Semifinals Despite Serve Improvement

10/12/2025

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Coco Gauff, American tennis player, lost to Amanda Anisimova 6-1, 6-2 in China Open semifinals.
Despite a 64% first-serve rate, she posted 23 double faults across four matches.
Since her French Open victory, Gauff has had disappointing performances.
Under new coach Gavin MacMillan, she has shown improvement, notching no double faults in Wuhan Open.
Rick Macci, former Serena Williams coach, predicts her serve could be among history's best with training.

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Coco Gauff, American tennis player, lost to Amanda Anisimova 6-1, 6-2 in China Open semifinals.
Despite a 64% first-serve rate, she posted 23 double faults across four matches.
Since her French Open victory, Gauff has had disappointing performances.
Under new coach Gavin MacMillan, she has shown improvement, notching no double faults in Wuhan Open.
Rick Macci, former Serena Williams coach, predicts her serve could be among history's best with training.