Coco Gauff: “I’m very relaxed heading into Wimbledon”

While speaking to the media ahead of her 2024 Wimbledon Championships campaign, Coco Gauff revealed that she will next compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics following the grasscourt Major without participating in any tournaments in between, as both of these are “big” tournaments.

“After this tournament I’m not going to play any warm-up events for the Olympics. In a way it’s like you do two big tournaments in a row, which nobody, unless they’ve played the Olympics, has done before. It’s something unique. Looking ahead to Wimbledon, everything’s fine, it’s a normal part of our schedule; it’s going to be interesting to see how we feel at a tournament as big as the Games,” Gauff said (via Punto de Break).

Gauff expressed that she is “relaxed” heading into Wimbledon and that she has intentionally avoided putting pressure on herself. She stated that the lackluster results last year have actually contributed to her currently being calm as she believes that the only way forward is up or stay the same.

“I’ve been trying to adopt an attitude and a mentality of trying to enjoy these experiences, you only experience your first Games once. I’m very relaxed heading into Wimbledon, I didn’t have a good tournament here last year, so I feel like things can’t get worse, they can only get better or stay the same (laughs),” she added.

Last year, Coco Gauff did not have a good campaign. She faced defeat at the hands of former Australian Open champion, Sofia Kenin 4-6, 6-4, 2-6 in the first round.