{"id":107392,"date":"2025-08-24T21:24:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T21:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/107392\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T21:24:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T21:24:08","slug":"aryna-sabalenka-shares-how-long-it-took-to-see-a-big-difference-in-her-serve-after-working-with-coco-gauffs-new-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/107392\/","title":{"rendered":"Aryna Sabalenka shares how long it took to see a \u2018big difference\u2019 in her serve after working with Coco Gauff\u2019s new coach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Coco Gauff will be hoping her new coaching hire can transform a lacklustre start to the second half of 2025.<\/p>\n

After winning the French Open title in June, the American star has struggled to impress: losing in the Wimbledon first round before being shocked by Canadian prodigy Victoria Mboko<\/a> at the Canadian Open.<\/p>\n

However, Gauff<\/a> has made a change to her backroom staff, a move that could shift the 21-year-old into gear at the US Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gauff has hired biomechanics expert Gavin MacMillan<\/a>, replacing now-former coach Matt Daly. MacMillan previously worked with Aryna Sabalenka to help the Belarusian correct her serving issues.<\/p>\n

With Gauff struggling to serve at a high level in recent months, this appointment could be the perfect solution.<\/p>\n

\"CocoPhoto by Dylan Buell\/Getty ImagesAryna Sabalenka says it took two weeks for her to see a \u2018big difference\u2019 in her serve after working with Gavin MacMillan<\/p>\n

Gavin MacMillan\u2019s effect on Aryna Sabalenka\u2019s serve was remarkable considering the Belarusian\u2019s struggles prior to their partnership.<\/p>\n

Just a few years ago, Sabalenka<\/a> was frequently recording double-digit double-fault performances in matches, while also resorting to underarm serving.<\/p>\n

Since working with MacMillan, Sabalenka has become one of the best servers on the WTA Tour.<\/p>\n

Matt Roberts, a tennis journalist who co-hosts The Tennis Podcast, revealed a recent conversation with Sabalenka concerning her time with MacMillan<\/p>\n

Roberts said: \u201cI asked Aryna Sabalenka today how long it took her to see changes with Gavin MacMillan and get her to a place where she was happier with her serve, and she said two weeks!<\/p>\n

\u201cShe said \u2018I was desperate. Two weeks of incredibly hard work doing whatever it was he told me, fully buying in to what he was telling me, and I saw a big difference.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s going to be hard for Coco Gauff, with a Grand Slam going on at the same time, to see really meaningful change in such a short space of time. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut that answer from Sabalenka did suggest to me that, okay, like maybe the US Open we might still see some problems, but there\u2019s definitely a potential bright end to the season for Coco Gauff.\u201d<\/p>\n

How many WTA points are Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff defending at the US Open?<\/p>\n

As the defending US Open Ladies Singles champion, Aryna Sabalenka has the most to lose at the US Open.<\/p>\n

The Belarusian is defending 2000 WTA points heading into the tournament, something which can only be equalled by winning the tournament for a second consecutive year.<\/p>\n

\"ArynaPhoto by Jamie Squire\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Gauff, meanwhile, lost to Emma Navarro in the fourth round of the 2024 US Open. Therefore, the American has to defend 240 WTA points at the tournament.<\/p>\n

Sabalenka and Gauff\u2019s closest rival, Iga Swiatek<\/a>, will defend 430 points after a quarter-final run at Flushing Meadows in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Coco Gauff will be hoping her new coaching hire can transform a lacklustre start to the second half…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107393,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[652,5113,70860,99,428,14687,7642],"class_list":{"0":"post-107392","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-aryna-sabalenka","9":"tag-coco-gauff","10":"tag-gavin-macmillan","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-tennis","13":"tag-us-open-tennis","14":"tag-wta-tennis-players"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}