In doing so, she became the world number two, as fans questioned whether she could soon overtake Sabalenka<\/a> for the top spot.<\/p>\n She has been unable to do so, however, and now sits third in the rankings, behind Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek<\/a>.<\/p>\n Gauff<\/a> has struggled with her serve over recent months, making a worryingly high number of double faults.<\/p>\n In a bid to fix her serving struggles, Gauff replaced Matt Daly with Gavin MacMillan<\/a>, a biomechanics expert.<\/p>\n Reacting to the move and her 2025 campaign, Caroline Garcia<\/a> has defended the 21-year-old American.<\/p>\n Caroline Garcia says Coco Gauff has been dealing with \u2018harsh\u2019 criticism and pressure really well<\/p>\n Appearing as a guest on the Roland Garros podcast, former world number four Garcia shared her thoughts on the criticism aimed at Gauff.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s quite something to see how harsh people are on Coco [Gauff] because she\u2019s so young, she\u2019s been dealing with pressure since she was 16 years old,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd she has been dealing with it very well; she\u2019s a two-time champion, she won Roland Garros this year despite doing double faults.<\/p>\n RoundDouble faultsSetsOpponentF83Aryna SabalenkaSF22Lois BoissonQF103Madison Keys4R42Ekaterina Alexandrova3R42Marie Bouzkova2R62Tereza Valentova1R72Olivia GadeckiCoco Gauff\u2019s double faults at the 2025 French Open<\/p>\n \u201cIf maybe she can still improve her serve and her forehand, how dangerous and how good is she going to be?\u201d<\/p>\n Garcia then shared her thoughts on Gauff\u2019s decision to replace Daly with MacMillan in the days leading up to the US Open.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought from Coco it was a very bold move to change her team and to start work very specifically on her serve right before the US Open, which is probably the most important for her season,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cThat shows she wanted to play as good as possible at the US Open, but her mindset and goal were more for the mid and long term.<\/p>\n \u201cShe wanted to change things and understood at one point she had to do it. She is a young champion who wants to see long-term [success], and she\u2019s fully aware that this is a weakness for now, and she\u2019s working on it for the mid and long term.\u201d<\/p>\n Gauff will be hoping the hard work pays off when she returns to action in Beijing next week<\/p>\n Coco Gauff\u2019s late-season success in 2024<\/p>\n 12 months ago, some fans were questioning whether Gauff had endured an underwhelming season, before she sprang into life for the final few tournaments of the year.<\/p>\n 2024 China Open \u2013 Coco Gauff won2024 Wuhan Open \u2013 Coco Gauff lost in SF2024 WTA Finals \u2013 Coco Gauff won <\/p>\n![\"Coco](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2231847644-1024x648.jpg\")
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