Former US Open champion Andy Roddick has aired his concerns about fellow American Coco Gauff as the 22-year-old prepares to compete at the Miami Open (WTA 1000). Roddick’s comments came during the latest episode of the Served podcast.
During the discussion on Gauff’s arm injury, which forced her to retire during the R3 match at Indian Wells, Roddick claimed that while it looked concerning as a viewer, the two-time Grand Slam champion isn’t someone who throws in the towel that easily.
“Never good to see Coco. She is not someone who throws in the towel. She’s not someone who retires from matches. She is not someone who, even with struggles with shots, kind of leans into the stress. She shows up the next week,” Roddick said.
“She’s, you know, maybe one of the most professional people I’ve ever seen her age, which would tend to make us maybe accurately concerned about this this this arm situation,” he added.
Furthermore, Roddick opined on Gauff’s forearm injury and what it could actually mean.
“As far as an arm, I don’t know that you want anything nervy in an arm. It looked like a forearm, which is probably better than an elbow, shoulder situation that tends to lend. And this is listen, I’m not a doctor. I’m just telling you because I probably felt these things,” Roddick said.
“This feels more muscular, which is what you’d rather have, muscular rather than like structural. So hopefully that’s the case with Coco, but it’s not true that all people retiring from matches are the same. And when you see Coco do it, you kind of go, oh, OK, I hope this isn’t,” he added.
Coco Gauff Explained the Exact Injury Sustained at Indian Wells
Gauff explained the exact injury scare she had at Indian Wells during the pre-tournament press conference in Miami, FL. “For the most part, I will be fine playing this tournament. I might feel it sometimes on court, but I definitely feel it less and less every day. I think the goal was to play this tournament,” Gauff said.
“There was a thought of maybe skipping it, but if it weren’t Miami, I probably would skip it, but the fact that it is Miami, I really wanted to be here. That was the first time I took an MRI. They’re expensive, and I felt like that’s what a coffin would feel like. It was very weird. I felt claustrophobic, so I definitely don’t want to go into one of those again,” she added.
Gauff begins her journey at the Miami Open on Wednesday, with her round 2 opponent yet to be decided since most first-round matches are still underway.
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