Coco Gauff hopes returning to Paris may also help her discover a new groove.
The 19-year-old reached her first grand slam singles last on the French Open final summer time, dropping a one-sided contest to Iga Swiatek.
She started this season by profitable a WTA title in Auckland however has struggled lately, failing to make it previous the third spherical at any of her final 4 tournaments and struggling some heavy defeats.
Having established herself as a top-10 participant, Gauff is now looking for the proper path to maneuver ahead on and off the court docket.
“I would have liked to approach it (the tournament) the same way but I feel that’s not realistic because I am a different person than I was last year,” she stated.
“I believe I simply have to search out the best way I wish to method it for this model of myself now. That comes by way of trial and error.
“I really feel like for some purpose, although, I at all times appear to search out that in Paris. I don’t know if it’s the town or the vibe right here that makes me much more comfy.
“I believe there’s at all times issues I want to hold from myself a yr in the past and issues I want to do away with. I’ve to determine what issues I wish to hold and what issues I don’t wish to hold. I believe that’s simply studying about your self.
“No matter how young or how old I am, I think I’m always going to be in this process of learning about myself. But I feel like even more in these years as I’m transitioning into being like a real adult.”
Gauff is again working with Serena Williams’ former coach Patrick Mouratoglou having break up from Diego Moyano and is making an attempt to take extra possession of her tennis.
The American is an outstanding athlete and has one of many sport’s finest backhands however her forehand isn’t practically as dependable and is commonly cited because the weak spot holding her again.
“I’m used to being told what to do and I just do it,” stated Gauff. “So I guess now I’m trying to find, and I think Patrick and previous coaches want me to be more vocal about my game and about what I want to do.
“Obviously the forehand is something that I have to improve on, but on clay especially I feel like it’s one of my weapons. Last year, I won a lot of points using that heavy forehand, and I think that that’s something I continue to do this year.
“I feel pretty confident going into this tournament regardless of how other people view my game.”
Gauff will start her event on Monday or Tuesday in opposition to Spain’s Rebeka Masarova.
Second seed Aryna Sabalenka opens play on Philippe Chatrier on Sunday in opposition to Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk whereas third seed Jessica Pegula meets fellow American Danielle Collins.