Pere Riba gives his side of the story after a surprising split from Coco Gauffs camp leaving Brad

In a shocking turn of events, Coco Gauff reveals the news of a sudden split with coach Pere Riba. After her first title win at the US Open, fans noticed the absence of coach Riba in the WTA finals. Although Gauff has already talked about the split during one of her on-court interviews, Riba has now revealed the reason for the sudden split, providing her side of the story to the tennis fans.

For context, both of them had been playing together for a while before Gauff hired Brad Gilbert as a coaching consultant. However, after a memorable win at the 2023 US Open, fans did not expect the two to break up. The Spanish coach finally opened up about the split and revealed that he wasn’t able to travel that much due to “family reasons.”

I am very happy with the work we have done together, because all the objectives were met, and I am convinced that next year Gauff will be No 1. 

Furthermore, Coco Gauff herself is also unhappy with the sudden split and has opened up regarding this matter. As per the young prodigy, she learned a lot from Pere, and now that they are no longer associated, she only wishes him well for the future.

Unfortunately, it wasn't my decision. But we had to end the partnership. If it was up to me, I would have loved to have him here. But you know, things happen. Life happens. So no bad terms on our end. 

Coco Gauff prepares ahead of her WTA match against Iga Swiatek

After a dominating group stage win against Ons Jabeur, Coco Gauff plays her next group stage match against all-time rival Iga Swiatek. After an unfortunate exit from the China Open, Gauff returned to dominate the match against the Tunisian 6-0, 6-1.

Coco Gauff and Iga have played each other four times this year alone, and she managed to beat the former World No. 1 once in the US Open. The two also played in the 2022 WTA finals, where Iga Swiatek pretty easily won against Gauff by 6-3, 6-0.

Now that Brad Gilbert is the new coach, fans will await any new changes in her gameplay style and how she will advance her ranks in the women’s league. With high hopes from the fans and her ex-coach, the young American would want to aim for the No. 1 spot.

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