Gauff splits with coach Gilbert

American world number six Coco Gauff has ended her business pinch coach Brad Gilbert conscionable 2 weeks aft what she described arsenic a "disappointing" US Open title defence.

Gauff, 20, won nan first awesome of her career successful New York past twelvemonth nether Gilbert's guidance.

But she lost successful nan 4th round to chap American Emma Navarro this year.

"Coco, astatine conscionable 20 years young, your early is incredibly bright, and I wish 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 nan adjacent section successful my coaching career."

Gauff hired Gilbert to activity alongside Spanish coach 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 title victories successful Washington, Cincinnati and New York.

Beating Aryna Sabalenka successful nan US Open last was a career-best 12th triumph successful a row.

Riba near nan squad successful November to time off Gilbert arsenic nan sole main coach.

This year, Gauff has not reached a last since defending nan Auckland title successful January.

After runs to nan Australian Open and French Open semi-finals, she was beaten successful nan Wimbledon 4th information and reached nan aforesaid shape astatine nan US Open.

Fragility pinch her service - having deed 19 double faults against Navarro - and forehand raised questions astir whether she would proceed pinch Gilbert.

"Thanks to Coco and nan full squad for an perfectly astonishing summertime tally successful 2023 and for 14 months of unthinkable squad effort," added 63-year-old Gilbert.