{"id":4511,"date":"2026-07-12T21:21:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T16:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4511"},"modified":"2026-07-12T21:21:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T16:21:38","slug":"tracy-austin-predicts-what-is-going-to-happen-to-coco-gauff-when-she-returns-to-wimbledon-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4511","title":{"rendered":"Tracy Austin predicts what is going to happen to Coco Gauff when she returns to Wimbledon next year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-367622\">\n<div class=\"article-follow\">\n<div class=\"article-sharing google-follow\"> <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennishead.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> <span>Add as preferred source on Google<\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Coco Gauff produced her best ever result at Wimbledon this year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/coco-gauff-reveals-what-happened-to-her-for-the-first-time-ever-at-wimbledon-just-before-she-beat-jessica-pegula\/\">Gauff beat the likes of Jessica Pegula<\/a> and Belinda Bencic en route to the <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/wimbledon\/\">Wimbledon<\/a> semi-finals, having previously not been past the fourth round.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-grvmedia-grv-video GRVMultiVideo\"\/>\n<p>The American was within touching distance of the final, but <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/coco-gauff-makes-point-about-roger-federer-and-jannik-sinner-after-failing-on-match-point-vs-karolina-muchova\/\">Gauff was unable to convert her match point against Karolina Muchova<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Following <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/coco-gauff-hailed-for-what-she-did-straight-after-her-defeat-at-wimbledon-its-really-impressive\/\">Gauff\u2019s Wimbledon exit<\/a>, former world number one <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/tracy-austin\/\">Tracy Austin<\/a> has revealed what she thinks could happen when her compatriot returns to SW19 in years to come.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.tennishead.net\/uploads\/106\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2284748474-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Coco Gauff leaves the court after losing to Karolina Muchova at Wimbledon.\" class=\"wp-image-367161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.tennishead.net\/uploads\/106\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2284748474-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn1.tennishead.net\/uploads\/106\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2284748474-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn1.tennishead.net\/uploads\/106\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2284748474-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn1.tennishead.net\/uploads\/106\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2284748474-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn1.tennishead.net\/uploads\/106\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2284748474-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/cdn1.tennishead.net\/uploads\/106\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2284748474-750x500.jpg 750w\"\/><\/div><figcaption title=\"US player Coco Gauff departs after losing to Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova during their women's singles semi-final tennis match on the eleventh day of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 9, 2026. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV \/ AFP via Getty Images) \/ RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE\">Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tracy Austin suggests what could happen to Coco Gauff at Wimbledon in the future<\/h2>\n<p>Austin spoke about <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/coco-gauff\/\">Gauff<\/a> ahead of the Wimbledon final, where <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/karolina-muchova-discloses-the-one-big-regret-she-has-from-her-wimbledon-final-with-linda-noskova\/\">Linda Noskova beat Muchova<\/a>, after being asked who she thinks has adapted to the grass the most this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/what-coco-gauff-said-to-venus-williams-at-the-net-after-beating-her-at-wimbledon-as-a-15-year-old\/\">Gauff made her breakthrough at Wimbledon<\/a> when she was just 15 years old, but was on a four-match losing streak on grass coming into this year\u2019s tournament.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about which player she thinks has adapted the most to grass this year, Austin named Gauff and suggested that she could follow similar routes to <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/simona-halep\/\">Simona Halep<\/a> and Garbine Muguruza, both of whom won Wimbledon titles in their careers.<\/p>\n<section class=\"grv-talking-point\" data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar\" data-story-id=\"4ec35f04-7bb8-4e50-af1f-f0bc335e32d7\" data-story-name=\"Coco Gauff\" data-comment-id=\"5322a754-7b94-481b-b374-be571d602f70\" data-story-slug=\"coco-gauff\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__inner\">\n<header class=\"grv-talking-point__header\">  <\/header>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__content\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__cta\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-wrap has-background-image\" style=\"--grv-tp-bg-image: url(https:\/\/cdn1.tennishead.net\/uploads\/106\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2223113327-1024x745.jpg);\">\n<p><h3 class=\"grv-talking-point__title\">How long will it take for Coco Gauff to complete the career Grand Slam?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__embed\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.tennishead.net\/uploads\/106\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2219126370-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"2025 French Open - Day Fourteen\" class=\"wp-image-308174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.tennishead.net\/uploads\/106\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2219126370-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn1.tennishead.net\/uploads\/106\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2219126370-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn1.tennishead.net\/uploads\/106\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2219126370-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn1.tennishead.net\/uploads\/106\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2219126370-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn1.tennishead.net\/uploads\/106\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2219126370-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/cdn1.tennishead.net\/uploads\/106\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2219126370-750x500.jpg 750w\"\/><\/div><figcaption title=\"PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 07:  Coco Gauff of United States kisses the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen trophy after her victory over Aryna Sabalenka in the Women\u2019s Singles Final match on Day Fourteen of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros on June 07, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis\/Corbis via Getty Images)\">Photo by Stephane Cardinale \u2013 Corbis\/Corbis via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s Coco Gauff,\u201d Austin answered live on the BBC. \u201cShe got to the fourth round as a 15 year old and we thought that she was going to have no problems on grass, getting to semis and finals and possibly even winning it by now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut Coco had never been past the fourth round until this year. Her goal was to get to the quarter finals and she burst right through and got to the semi finals and had match point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I feel like her slice serve was effective and I feel like she has figured out how to use the forehand, lift it up and drive it sometimes. Use the backhand, with the slice, came in an awful lot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like there is something that clicks for players. It did for Halep and Muguruza when they won. Grass can be so disconcerting and you can feel lost out there but I think Coco will be much more comfortable coming back now after getting to the semi-finals this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coco Gauff\u2019s new ranking confirmed after the Wimbledon final<\/h2>\n<p>Gauff may not have captured the title at Wimbledon this year, but she has still been rewarded for her run to the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Having lost in the first round of Wimbledon last year, Gauff will gain 780 ranking points after this year\u2019s tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Gauff will now climb back up to world number four, which was confirmed after <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/karolina-muchova\/\">Muchova<\/a> lost in the Wimbledon final.<\/p>\n<section class=\"grv-talking-point\" data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar\" data-story-id=\"5b56a215-d711-41e7-923a-c0efd3d6d266\" data-story-name=\"Talk Tennis\" data-comment-id=\"3bc2972a-9968-48a9-be60-bcf4c8b0ac02\" data-story-slug=\"talk-tennis\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__inner\">\n<header class=\"grv-talking-point__header\">  <\/header>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__content\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__cta\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-wrap\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-content\">\n<h3 class=\"grv-talking-point__title\">How many Grand Slam titles will Linda Noskova win in her career?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">She&#8217;s the 2026 Wimbledon champion!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__embed\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.tennishead.net\/uploads\/106\/2026\/07\/3-set-result-95-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-367548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.tennishead.net\/uploads\/106\/2026\/07\/3-set-result-95-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/cdn1.tennishead.net\/uploads\/106\/2026\/07\/3-set-result-95-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn1.tennishead.net\/uploads\/106\/2026\/07\/3-set-result-95-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn1.tennishead.net\/uploads\/106\/2026\/07\/3-set-result-95-912x1140.jpg 912w, https:\/\/cdn1.tennishead.net\/uploads\/106\/2026\/07\/3-set-result-95-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cdn1.tennishead.net\/uploads\/106\/2026\/07\/3-set-result-95.jpg 1080w\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The 22-year-old is lower down at eighth in the race to the WTA Finals, which would be enough for Gauff to qualify for the year-end event for a fifth consecutive year.<\/p>\n<p>Gauff will now switch her attention to the North American hard court swing, where she has previously had a lot of success as a former <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/us-open\/\">US Open<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/cincinnati-open\/\">Cincinnati Open<\/a> champion.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>grvLoadAnalytics = () => {(function(d,s,i){var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s);j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=\"+i;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(document,'script','G-LP0JWGGFHK');(function(d,s,i){if(!\/callback=in\/.test(window.location.search)){var e=d.createElement(s);var n=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];e.type=\"text\/javascript\";e.async=true;e.src=\"https:\/\/static.chartbeat.com\/js\/chartbeat.js\";n.parentNode.insertBefore(e,n);}})(document,\"script\",\"G-LP0JWGGFHK\");(function(){let s=document.createElement(\"script\");s.async=true;s.dataset.domain=\"tennishead.net\/px6Wzs\";s.src=\"https:\/\/api.publytics.net\/js\/script.manual.ping.min.js\";document.getElementsByTagName(\"head\")[0].appendChild(s);})();if(!\/callback=in\/.test(window.location.search)){setTimeout(function(){!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','584711233169334');fbq('track','PageView');fbq('track','ViewContent',{content_name:'Tracy Austin predicts what is going to happen to Coco Gauff when she returns to Wimbledon next year',content_category:'News',content_ids:[367622,\"coco-gauff\",\"tracy-austin\",\"wimbledon\",\"wta\"],content_type:'post',});},3000);}}<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add as preferred source on Google Coco Gauff produced her best ever result at Wimbledon this year. 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