{"id":504420,"date":"2026-03-05T03:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T03:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/504420\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T03:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T03:05:13","slug":"gauff-swiatek-inspired-by-liu-ahead-of-indian-wells-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/504420\/","title":{"rendered":"Gauff, Swiatek inspired by Liu ahead of Indian Wells campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

The dreamy, warm conditions of Indian Wells are a world away from the winter many are still experiencing around the globe.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And while Coco Gauff<\/a> and Iga Swiatek<\/a> feature prominently indeed in Tennis Paradise, the duo kept an eye on the recently completed Winter Olympics in Italy and drew inspiration from Alysa Liu.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Liu \u2014 a native of Clovis in northern California who shares a birthday with the legendary Roger Federer \u2014 became the first US woman to win individual gold in figure skating since Sarah Hughes in 2002.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Few would have predicted it several years ago, since Liu initially retired at the age of 16 in 2022, growing tired of the day-to-day training routines.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI think her whole story was super inspiring, and I think I could highly relate as someone who was very young put into a sport,\u201d said Gauff, formerly a teen phenom now aged 21. \u201cI wouldn’t say I have faced burnout, but there are times you’re mentally just tired of it and you feel like you’re doing stuff and you don’t know why.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I definitely could relate to her whole story. I was happy to see her be that voice saying the unsaid things that athletes think but are maybe scared to say.\u201d<\/p>\n

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