Shots' Ranking 2020
Cori Gauff's Strengths
Serve
2 Stars
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
- * First Serve Won Points (68%)
- * Almost times more Double Faults for the same Ratio of Aces/Service Winners than her Rivals on Average
- * Ratio of Aces/Service Winners on Second Serve (3%)
- * Second Serve Won Points (37%)
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- * Ratio of Double Faults (25%)
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Return
3 Stars
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
- * 20% fewer Unforced Errors for the same Ratio of Winners/Forcing Errors with the Retrn than her Rivals on Average
- * Very low Ratio of Winners/Forcing Errors with the Forehand & Backhand Return
- * Very low Ratio of Unforced Errors with the Forehand Return
- * Second Serve Return Won Points (52%)
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Forehand
2 Stars
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
- * 10% fewer Unforced Errors with the Forehand than her Rivals on Average
- * 40% fewer Winners/Forcing Errors with the Forehand than her Rivals on Average
- * Wins 51% of the Rallies after playing 2 Forehands Cross in a row
- * Low Ratio of Winners/Forcing Errors with the Forehand in any Directions
- * Forehand Touch on a short ball
- * High Ratio of Unforced Errors with the Forehand Down the Line
- * Forehand Pass
- * Wins 42% of the Rallies after playing a Forehand Down the Line
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- * First Forehand after her Serve & Return
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- * Forehand Drop Shot (not really played)
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Backhand
5 Stars
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
- * 80% more Winners/Forcing Errors & 10% fewer Unforced Errors with the Backhand than her Rivals on Average
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- * High Ratio of Winners/Forcing Errors with the Backhand Cross
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- * Wins 57% of the Rallies after playing a Backhand Down the Line
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- * Wins 61% of the Rallies after playing 2 Backhands Cross in a row
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- * Wins 70% of the Points after playing a Backhand Slice
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- * Backhand Effectiveness in any kind of Rallies (short, medium & long)
- * Backhand Drop Shot (71% of the points won when played)
- * Backhand Pass
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Volley
4 Stars
Strengths:
- * Same Ratio of Winners/Forcing Errors with the Volley than her Rivals on Average
- * Total of Points Won at the Net (14%)
- * Baseline Approach (8% of the total points won)
- * Volley Winners-Forcing Errors/Unforced Errors Ratio (76%)
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Weaknesses:
- * Same Ratio of Winners/Forcing Errors with the Volley than her Rivals on Average
- * Percentage of Points Won at the Net (60%)
- * Serve & Volley (not really played)
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Cori Gauff's Game Style
Server
Coco Gauff cannot be regarded as a Server because the quality of her second serve is for the moment far below average. Her ratio of double faults is one of the highest on the WTA tour (25%). However, on her first serve she gets results just above average.
Puncher
Coco Gauff's game style is between a Puncher and a Tempo Player. She is better with her backhand than her forehand (Tempo) but she plays these shots with topspin (Punch). Her court position is also between a Tempo Player (rather close to the baseline) and a Puncher (a bit further).
Tempo Player
Coco Gauff's game style is between a Puncher and a Tempo Player. She is better with her backhand than her forehand (Tempo) but she plays these shots with topspin (Punch). Her court position is also between a Tempo Player (rather close to the baseline) and a Puncher (a bit further).
Offensive Player
Coco Gauff posses an Offensive side to her game. In total, 14% of her points are won at the net (with or without a volley to play) and this number is above the WTA average. Her favourite ways to come to the net are the 1-2 punch and the baseline approach.
