Coco Gauff reply to Nick Kyrgios speaks volumes amid new U S Open pressure

Coco goof enters the US Open at Flushing Meadows as the reigning Champion along with happy memories from her first major title at last year's tournament Coco goof told Nick curios she has nothing to lose as she looks to successfully defend her US Open title on Wednesday night gof overcame some early issues to defeat her clash with tatana Maria the American struggled early with her serve faltering early with a first set tide at 3 to3 gof earned a crucial break against Maria to take the lead which appeared to help settle her nerves the top ranked American woman had been in a funk she had seven double faults and 20 unforced errors in the first set Coco goff's immediate actions after US Open wi him up what makes her special Coco goof shows immense class with behind the scenes you sop gesture to jovic however the 20-year-old eventually recovered to ease P Maria in straight sets gof defeated the German 6 to4 6 to0 to keep her title defense alive after securing Victory and advancing to the third round gof was interviewed on court by curios when asked by the Australian what the difference is between winning the US Open last year and defending it Goff said last week I felt more pressure stepping on the court now I have really nothing to lose I'm 20 years old I have one under my belt I have the potential to do more whether it happens this year or in the future gof is looking to become the first woman to successfully defend the US Open title since Serena Williams who won it three times in a row from 2012 to 2014 she continued to work on her game after the win serving on the outer courts while Lorenzo MTI and mamir kek manovic contested their fifth set in the men's bracket when asked why her serve was faltering early against Maria gof told reporters I felt like my toss was too far in front and I think also when you were playing I think I didn't serve as fast as I normally did in some serves I think I was between the 110s and 115s my last match I was getting almost every serve 120 I think really the mentality if I don't have an aggressive mindset everything kind of goes all over the place I think in the future I just need to serve more aggressively because I think I was playing her I have the thing of just get it in because I knew she wasn't going to hurt me off the return sometimes I think I even serve better against better returners because you know you have to bring your A game I think today I think my toss was too far in front and too low so I was missing a lot of first and second serves last year gof claimed her first major title as she won the US Open to adid a stunning run of form across the summer the American is now looking to retain her title and faces Ukrainian world number 27 Alena Felina in the third round on Friday Babas news

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