Coco Gauff is the top seed at the 2024 Canadian Open but she is not going into the WTA 1000 event with big expectations. The 20-year-old believes that transitioning from the clay courts of the Paris Olympics to the hard courts of Canada could be difficult.
Gauff hasn’t got a kind draw, with the likes of Diana Shnaider, sixth-seed Liudmila Samsonova and Jessica Pegula in her path. However, she has received a first-round bye and will begin her campaign in the second round.The American star’s Olympic campaign was quite underwhelming. She lost to Donna Vekic in the third round of the singles event and then failed to grab a medal in either of the doubles events.
During a recent press conference ahead of the 2024 Canadian Open, Gauff talked about being realistic going into the WTA 1000 event.
“I have no expectations for this week. I’m not going into this expecting to win. It will obviously be great. That’s the goal. But, to be realistic, I was on clay three days ago. So, yeah, I think overall I’m just using this just to see where I’m at what I need to do to get ready for US Open,” Gauff said.
