The ATP’s decision on its proposals is imminent. I said: ‘Guys, she’s different.’. She has an inner strength that is completely unusual. However, we as a tour need to think bigger and we need to find a good way to balance those interests. The French coach holds court on the sport’s latest prodigy, his new league and the prospects of staging the US Open, Last modified on Fri 12 Jun 2020 12.13 BST. Williams will turn 39 in September. Unlike the vague platitudes often offered in speech by her elders, in her two-and-a-half-minute speech Gauff did not waste a word. Additionally, he says the Cincinnati tournament potentially moving to New York immediately before the US Open, according to the New York Times, reminds him of UTS, which will take the form of a league over five weekends and includes players such as Stefanos Tsitsipas, Matteo Berrettini and Félix Auger‑Aliassime. “I spoke to her, I had an individual one-on-one discussion with her. The All England Club is planning for three different scenarios for next year’s event. “I don’t think any player will miss a grand slam if they can play,” he says. “Six months ago, she was 38 and a half and she’s going to be 39. Patrick Mouratoglou and Corey Gauff applaud Cori Gauff, "This was in Florida, some 30 years ago. Mouratoglou’s Ultimate Tennis Showdown was one of the first such events announced, marketed as a “revolutionary” departure from the main tour. I feel it straight away. “That’s one of the ideas – to stay in the same place, don’t have players move around everywhere. Has your country won a women’s Grand Slam trophy? She also reached the third round of the US Open last year and won her maiden title in Linz in October while she stunned defending champion Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open at the start of 2020. At 14 she was more mature than women on tour who are 25. Again, she surprised me. “Unbelievable,” says Patrick Mouratoglou, whose academy is affiliated with Gauff. It is sometimes forgotten about, but the health and security of the players is still the ultimate goal for everybody.”. “I don’t think that tennis has changed at all … a few weeks ago we realised that there was no live events in sports and I thought maybe we can have a window to showcase tennis differently.”. Patrick Mouratoglou doesn’t think the enforced break will affect Serena Williams. Players will receive a higher proportion of the broadcast and advertising revenue than at regular ATP events. Gauff has the confidence to reach the top of the sport, says Patrick Mouratoglou "[But] with the psychology there are things in common because Coco thinks like a petit champion and this is very rare. Straka says: “We will try everything to come back to play as soon as possible. “She’s just different,” was how Patrick Mouratoglou felt after his first meeting with Coco Gauff when she was 10 years old and six years later his opinion of the teenager hasn’t changed. When I was a kid, I wasn’t allowed to cross that street because I was black and that was the line'. That’s incredible. The US Open’s plans include charter planes from a select few cities to New York, significantly limited entourages with players potentially using only tournament physios and even the elimination of the qualifying event. It’s the same for her as for everyone: find the inner motivation to continue to grow. On Wednesday afternoon it came at the Delray Beach City Hall in the form of a 16-year-old tennis player. She is the youngest player ranked in the top 100 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and has a career-high ranking of No. We have fans, we as personalities or we throughout organisations, we have exposure, and I think that all the people that want to stand against racism have a responsibility - and if we don’t do anything, in a way we’re also saying something. ", Stage 15, Aerea Rivolto - Piancavallo (185km), Women's Race, Oudenaarde - Oudenaarde (134.5km), Williams feels 'underpaid and undervalued' as a black woman, 'I'm so excited I'm about to cry!' She finished defiantly: “Black lives have always mattered. My goal is to help make tennis transition to what’s coming next and to be able to continue to grow rather than falling down, because no new fans come to our sport. The 16-year-old produced another sit up and take note moment last week when she delivered a passionate Black Lives Matter speech in Florida, which was part of protests against police brutality in the United States. "I was having lunch with the father of Coco Gauff in Delray Beach, where they come from, and he was telling me, 'you see this street here? Patrick Mouratoglou: It is our responsibility to support Black Lives Matter as much as we can. So I’m sure that the ATP, WTA and the grand slams are going to move more now that we are here and it’s great because I’ve been passionate about tennis since I was a kid. In the chaos of a pandemic and scenes in the United States of police brutality against protesters protesting against police brutality, clarity can arise from unexpected places. Since that day, she’s been surprising me all the time, even though I know she’s so special. "I think it is a problem that has existed forever, racism. Like many sporting events looking to resume, the question is how much the risk of coronavirus can be limited. Both players have been active advocates of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the 16-year-old Gauff gave a moving, powerful speech at a Black Lives Matter protest in Delray Beach, south Florida earlier this month. Australian Open could have AFL-style training bubble. Goran Ivanisevic admits he was “too ambitious”. Again, she surprised me. Watch Coco Gauff's speech about George's Floyd death. For sure, my feeling when I talk to players is that it is not at the price of risking health.”, When tennis does return, the question on the tip of every tongue will centre around age. "Serena especially, coming from a tough neighbourhood, the whole Williams family, she had to go through a lot of difficulties, much more than someone who is wealthy and white," Mouratoglou said on the vodcast. “At 14 she was more mature than women on tour who are 25. Gauff won her first WTA singles title at the 2019 Linz Open at the age of 15, making her the youngest singles title-holder on the WTA Tour since 2004. 42 in doubles. I spoke to her, I had an individual one-on-one discussion with her. If the US Open can take place, I think they will go. I said: ‘Guys, she’s different.’, “When you meet people who are exceptional, you know it. Coach Patrick Mouratoglou (centre) with Coco Gauff at the Australian Open in January. She has an inner strength that is completely unusual. Whatever the conditions are.”, Those sceptical about the US Open would point to the cautious tone set by Rafael Nadal. But we are in 2020 and to be still where we are, I think it is a bit depressing," he continued. “She’s just different. It could be that she returns after the break refreshed, or face another struggle to re-establish her top level again. The fate of the US Open will be announced on 15 June. The only thing I want is tennis to be the biggest sport on the planet. I’m not surprised that I am surprised, but I’m surprised.”. Cori "Coco" Gauff (born March 13, 2004) is an American tennis player. Patrick Mouratoglou has expressed his pride in Coco Gauff and Serena Williams for the way they have taken a stand in the Black Lives Matter movement. Since Mouratoglou’s announcement, the summer calendar has been awash with so many new events that it can be difficult to tell them apart, but the Frenchman insists his tennis league will endure once the regular events return. View and subscribe via utslive.tv, Osaka and Gauff should not be discouraged from their protests | Tumaini Carayol, 'I was just lost': Coco Gauff says rapid rise and hype led to depression. “I don’t think six months is gonna make a big difference,” he says. Mouratoglou simply shrugs. I don’t know whether you saw that speech that she made. "Because we can make a difference. “Especially at the moment, most of them would not have any competition until the US Open. "In some countries of course, it is worse than others, but racism is still happening in every country. As Gauff and Naomi Osaka protest in the US, tennis this summer has morphed into a complex labyrinth of non-sanctioned tournaments. With a microphone, a mask and a bottle of water in her hand. She has received widespread praise with the likes of Billie Jean King and Maria Sharapova doffing their hats to her and her mentor Mouratoglou admits applauded his protégé. It’s something I have known since I met her – she came to my academy at 10,” he is quoted as saying in The Guardian. You don’t see that. "I am proud of Coco, because she is 16 and the way she has been able to support this cause at only 16 years old. Gauff hit the tennis headlines in 2019 as she became the youngest player to qualify for the main draw at Wimbledon and made it to the fourth round at SW19. We are saying we don’t care, or we don’t want to be involved. I’m not surprised that I am surprised, but I’m surprised.”. Herwig Straka, a tournament representative on the ATP board, says: “Even if there are no fans in the whole tournament, I understand why they still want to run it because it’s the main event in the whole year [in the US]. On Wednesday afternoon it came at the Delray Beach City Hall in the form of a 16-year-old tennis player. They mattered then, they matter now and they will matter in the future.” Then she marched from the stage. “She’s just different. She projected determination, anger and solutions. Ilya Ivashka with the meltdown of all meltdowns. Read More: “She Surprised Me”-Serena Williams Coach Patrick Mouratoglou Hails Coco Gauff’s Ability Even in 2020, this type of racism happening is really depressing, says the french coach. There is sympathy for that. The “revolutionary” aspects cited by Mouratoglou includes players interacting with both fans and coaches through headsets during their matches and fewer behavioural restrictions, allowing players to emote more. Since that day, she’s been surprising me all the time, even though I know she’s so special. WATCH: Coco Gauff calls for change during powerful Black Lives Matter protest speech. Mouratoglou, however, does not agree. “She’s just different,” was how Patrick Mouratoglou felt after his first meeting with Coco Gauff when she was 10 years old and six years later his opinion of the teenager hasn’t changed. “I need to practice, I need to play matches.”. Gauff hit the tennis headlines in 2019 as she became the youngest player to qualify for the main draw at Wimbledon and made it to the fourth round at SW19. Mouratoglou, speaking to Eurosport's Mats Wilander and Australian star Alexei Popyrin as part of the Tennis Legends vodcast, spoke of his overwhelming sense of pride at how the pair - who he has coached and worked with for many years - had used their profiles to help affect positive change. n the chaos of a pandemic and scenes in the United States of police brutality against protesters protesting against police brutality, clarity can arise from unexpected places. She has a self-confidence that serves her in her tennis, but to be able to come and make a speech at 16 the way she did? The potential health issues still seem enormous, from the simple risk of players being treated by the same physios to the potential for litigation in the US should anybody become gravely ill. Top players who travel with large entourages will be disproportionately affected; it seems unlikely Serena Williams would attend an event that forbids her from travelling with her daughter.
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