The truth was that Gauff gave them very little to get behind, hitting just three baseline winners in the first set. “I didn’t expect Serena-like support but I did expect a little more encouragement.” “I am surprised the crowd hasn’t got behind Coco more,” said Evert. The bad news for Gauff was that it felt like there was room for improvement in the Frenchwoman’s game she was barely landing half of her first serves, perhaps her greatest weapon, but so great was her dominance on the forehand wing and ability to step inside the baseline even against Gauff’s historically big first serve (not to mention against her far weaker second serve) made it virtually impossible for the American to get a foothold in the match. You might argue Gauff’s game got stuck on the Long Island Expressway too as Garcia took the first four games, showing the kind of return game and baseline ball-striking that has earned her 12 wins in a row and three titles this summer. Gauff started the evening in front of rows and rows of empty seats a combined result of rush hour traffic and rain, apparently, caused havoc with getting people into Flushing Meadows in a timely fashion. I think it makes me want to work even harder. “First quarter-final, too, at the US Open, so there’s a lot to be proud of.
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