Coco Gauff was once denied the risk to compete on the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after checking out certain for COVID and the American says profitable a medal on the Paris Video games can be on a par with Grand Slam luck for her this yr.
The 20-year-old is raring to make her Video games debut when the tennis match will get underway on July 27 at Roland Garros, the similar venue the place she is going to bid for a 2nd Grand Slam identify on the French Open, which kicks off later this month.
“For me, the Olympics is a most sensible precedence. I would say equivalent to the Grand Slams,” Gauff instructed journalists on the Italian Open.
“I would not put it above or under simply because I have by no means performed ahead of. That is my first time.
“Clearly, I all the time wish to do neatly, attempt to get a medal. However the preparation goes to be attention-grabbing, as a result of I have by no means accomplished the grass to clay transition ahead of.
“I am not hanging an excessive amount of drive on it as a result of I in reality wish to totally indulge within the revel in. With a bit of luck I will be able to have it more than one instances in my lifetime. I’m going to deal with it as a once-in-a-lifetime revel in.”
Gauff’s fast focal point is to organize for the French Open, which starts on Would possibly 26, and the arena quantity 3 mentioned making improvements to her serve may well be key to amassing any other Grand Slam identify following closing yr’s U.S. Open triumph.
“I feel for me it is simply serving higher than I did closing week, in truth,” added Gauff, who completed runner-up within the 2022 French Open runner-up.
“I believe the opposite portions of my sport are making improvements to. If I will be able to paintings that thru, I feel it’s going to set me up for an excellent Roland Garros.”
