{"id":39050,"date":"2025-07-26T15:56:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T15:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/39050\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T15:56:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T15:56:15","slug":"coco-gauffs-former-coach-adds-further-doubt-to-jannik-sinners-team-situation-ahead-of-the-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/39050\/","title":{"rendered":"Coco Gauff&#8217;s former coach adds further doubt to Jannik Sinner&#8217;s team situation ahead of the US Open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Jannik Sinner will look to be the first ATP player to complete a successful title defence at the US Open since Roger Federer in 2008. <\/p>\n<p>The Italian clinched a maiden crown in New York last year after defeating home hope <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/taylor-fritz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Fritz<\/a> in the final, securing his second of now four Grand Slams. <\/p>\n<p>Ahead of a return to Flushing Meadows, his North American hard-court swing has already started with a withdrawal, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/italian-tennis-legend-gives-his-verdict-on-jannik-sinners-decision-to-withdraw-from-the-canadian-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sinner pulled out of the Canadian Open<\/a>, continuing to recover from his Wimbledon campaign. <\/p>\n<p>Despite his triumphs on the tour, the world number one has rejigged his coaching team recently. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2226265772-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jannik Sinner looks on after winning the 2025 Wimbledon title.\" class=\"wp-image-114140\" \/>Photo by Tim Clayton\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/coach-jannik-sinner-fired-in-2024-speaks-out-as-umberto-ferrara-rejoins-his-team-it-hurts-too-much\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sinner reappointed former fitness coach<\/a> Umberto Ferrara, a month after parting ways with athletic trainer Marco Panichi, and physiotherapist Ulises Badio. <\/p>\n<p>Amid speculation of more changes in his team, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/coco-gauff\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coco Gauff<\/a>\u2018s former coach, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/Brad-Gilbert\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brad Gilbert<\/a>, has weighed in on the situation. <\/p>\n<p>Brad Gilbert calls out \u2018fake news\u2019 about Jannik Sinner\u2019s coaching situation<\/p>\n<p>A report from Italian news outlet \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.repubblica.it\/sport\/tennis\/2025\/07\/25\/news\/sinner_new_york_senza_cahill_nargiso_commento-424751015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">la Repubblica<\/a>\u2018 stated that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sinner<\/a>\u2018s head coach, Darren Cahill, would not be at the US Open with the 23-year-old and would, instead, take a short break. <\/p>\n<p>Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Gilbert replied to an account that shared the story, stating: \u201cFor the record, this is completely fake news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">for the record this is completely fake news \ud83d\uddde\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brad Gilbert (@bgtennisnation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bgtennisnation\/status\/1948808312566546684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 25, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>At the Australian Open earlier this year, Sinner confirmed that his player-coach relationship with Cahill would come to an end following the conclusion of the 2025 season. <\/p>\n<p>The Wimbledon champion has come on leaps and bounds under the wing of the Australian, who had previously coached Simona Halep, Lleyton Hewitt, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/andre-agassi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andre Agassi<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Jannik Sinner\u2019s success with Darren Cahill in his coaching team<\/p>\n<p>Sinner appointed Cahill in July 2022, when he was ranked 10th in the world at the age of 20. <\/p>\n<p>The following year, he went on to reach the semi-finals at Wimbledon, which at the time was his best finish at a Grand Slam event. <\/p>\n<p>Then, in 2024, everything started to click for Sinner and Cahill, as the young star clinched two major titles and emerged victorious at the ATP Finals. <\/p>\n<p>So far this year, he has added another Australian Open title to his name, as well as a Wimbledon championship. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jannik Sinner will 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