“Obviously I go down on my left side a lot on my serve, and it’s something I’m aware of, but it’s tough in the moment to I guess try not to do it. I was just trying to commit to it and just stay calm.”

Aryna Sabalenka hired a mechanics coach to redevelop her serve before the Australian Open champion made her breakthrough to become a consistent contender in Grand Slams. Gauff wants to go down a similar path to help her with the accuracy of her serve.

“I definitely want to get other opinions because I think it’s sometimes more of an emotional, mental thing because if I go out on the practice court right now, I would make, like, 30 serves in a row. I’ve done it before,” she said.