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American satellite fig six Coco Gauff has ended her concern with manager Brad Gilbert conscionable 2 weeks aft what she described arsenic a "disappointing" US Open rubric defence.
Gauff, 20, won the archetypal large of her career successful New York past twelvemonth nether Gilbert's guidance.
But she lost successful the 4th round to chap American Emma Navarro this year.
"Coco, astatine conscionable 20 years young, your aboriginal is incredibly bright, and I privation you thing but continued occurrence ahead," Gilbert, who besides coached erstwhile Grand Slam champions Andre Agassi, Andy Murray and Andy Roddick, wrote connected X.
"I'm excited for the adjacent section successful my coaching career."
Gauff hired Gilbert to enactment alongside Spanish manager Pere Riba aft a chastening first-round exit astatine Wimbledon past year.
That led to a turnaround successful luck arsenic Gauff won 18 of her adjacent 19 matches successful her location hard-court swing, starring to rubric victories successful Washington, Cincinnati and New York.
Beating Aryna Sabalenka successful the US Open last was a career-best 12th triumph successful a row.
Riba near the squad successful November to permission Gilbert arsenic the sole main coach.
This year, Gauff has not reached a last since defending the Auckland rubric successful January.
After runs to the Australian Open and French Open semi-finals, she was beaten successful the Wimbledon 4th circular and reached the aforesaid signifier astatine the US Open.
Fragility with her service - having deed 19 treble faults against Navarro - and forehand raised questions astir whether she would proceed with Gilbert.
"Thanks to Coco and the full squad for an perfectly astonishing summertime tally successful 2023 and for 14 months of unthinkable squad effort," added 63-year-old Gilbert.
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