<ul class="summary-list"><li>World No. 5 <keyword id="1030586" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Kiki-Bertens">Kiki Bertens</keyword> won a grueling three-match set over Sara Errani during the second round of the <keyword id="6388398" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="French-Open">French Open</keyword>.</li><li>Bertens struggled with a quad <keyword id="27288" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="injury">injury</keyword> towards the end of the three-hour affair, and her opponent later said the display of pain "made me angry" and that she doubted that Bertens was really hurt.</li><li>Errani mocked Bertens for limping and, after losing, shouted "go f--- yourself" in her native tongue after refusing to shake hands or tap racquets.</li><li>The dutch victor collapsed on the court for eight minutes after her win and eventually was carted off the court in a wheelchair while sobbing in pain.</li></ul><p>Kiki Bertens, the World <keyword id="6355013" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Tennis">Tennis</keyword> Association's fifth-ranked player, fought through a grueling leg injury to win a three-set battle in her second-round French Open match Wednesday afternoon.</p><p>But what appeared as a valiant display of perseverance to some viewers came across as an elaborate acting job to others — particularly Bertens' opponent, Sara Errani.</p><p>After losing the first set in a tie-break, Errani took the second and battled Bertens in a tie-break for the third. But the visually-frustrated Errani — who struggled to land her serves throughout — eventually descended to mocking her opponent, who appeared to be struggling with a quad injury late in the three-hour marathon match.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—tennis gifs   (@tennis_gifs) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1311289580679823360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2020</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Bastien Fachan  (@BastienFachan) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1311289975783280641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2020</a></blockquote><p>The unsportsmanlike conduct didn't stop there.</p><p>After Bertens broke through to win the final set 9-7 and advance to the third round at <keyword id="560160" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Roland-Garros">Roland-Garros</keyword>, Errani refused to shake hands or tap racquets with the victor. The Italian walked off the court, shouting "vaffanculo!" in her native tongue, which roughly translates to "f--- you" or "go f--- yourself."</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Bastien Fachan  (@BastienFachan) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1311292660162924544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2020</a></blockquote><p>Bertens, meanwhile, collapsed on the court for eight full minutes after her victory. She hobbled to her chair and sobbed as trainers worked on her leg, and eventually needed to be carted off the cart in a wheelchair.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—WTA Insider  (@WTA_insider) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1311293254411845632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2020</a></blockquote><p>Still, Errani had doubts that her Dutch foe was being honest about her pain. While speaking to the press after the loss, <a href="https://twitter.com/josemorgado/status/1311313380460965890">the 33-year-old insisted</a> that Bertens was "running like never before" and admitted that "she made me angry."</p><p>"I don't like when somebody is 'playing' with me," Errani said, <a href="https://twitter.com/josemorgado/status/1311313185975291906">per reporter José Morgado</a>. "She left the court on a chair and now she is all good eating in the restaurant, I just saw her."</p><div type="image" title="sara errani" height="1666" width="2222" msid="78412576" hostid="261"></div><p><a href="https://twitter.com/BenRothenberg/status/1311321934962077696">Bertens was quick to dismiss Errani's complaints</a> during her own post-match media availability, maintaining that she would take up an acting career if she were able to fake an injury that convincingly before blaming Errani's struggles on her own shortcomings on the court.</p><p>"I understand her frustration," Bertens said, per tennis writer Ben Rothenberg. "She had her opportunities; she didn't take them."</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Ben Rothenberg  (@BenRothenberg) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1311321934962077696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2020</a></blockquote><p>Bertens advances to take on Czech 24-year-old Kateřina Siniaková Friday, though it remains unclear if her leg injury will allow her to continue in the tournament. Errani could face fines for her vulgar post-match language or various other outbursts during the contest.</p><ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/italian-open-gender-pay-disparity-novak-djokovic-simona-halep-2020-9">Novak Djokovic took home $12 more than women's Italian Open winner Simona Halep in 'petty' display of gender pay disparity in tennis</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/video-novak-djokovic-applauds-mikael-ymers-tweener-at-french-open-2020-9">Novak Djokovic applauded his opponent after he hit a stunning cross-court tweener at the French Open</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/french-open-balls-elicit-complaints-nadal-djokovic-thiem-more-2020-9">Tennis' biggest stars are unhappy with the French Open's new balls that 'you wouldn't give to a dog to chew'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/naomi-osaka-tennis-photos-show-meteoric-rise-grand-slam-champion-2020-9">How Naomi Osaka rose to the top of the tennis world and became a leading voice for social justice</a></li></ul>

A French Open match came to an ugly ending with the world's 5th-ranked player in tears after her opponent thought she was faking an injury and cursed her out

<p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5da58d4fcc4a0a0dd41cb8c5-1000/cori%20coco%20gauff.jpg" border="0" alt="Cori Coco Gauff" data-mce-source="Twitter / Eurosport" /></div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>Cori "Coco" Gauff, the 15-year-old American, won her first WTA singles tennis title on Sunday at the Linz Open in Austria.</li><li>After the victory, a TV presenter awkwardly handed her a bottle of wine - but she didn't appear to know what to do with it.</li><li>The legal drinking age in the US is 21, though it's only 16 in Austria.</li><li>Watch the awkward moment below.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><p>A TV presenter awkwardly handed 15-year-old Cori "Coco" Gauff a bottle of wine after she won her first WTA title, and she didn't know what to do with it.</p><p>Gauff is the teenage sensation who has taken the tennis world by storm this year, transcending her sport with a remarkable victory over Venus Williams at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships together with the numerous wins that followed.</p><p>She has since steadily climbed the world rankings and is already one of the most popular athletes in the game, <a href="https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/cori-gauff-signs-autographs-after-defeating-hiroko-kuwata-news-photo/1164767528?adppopup=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attracting big crowds at a WTA 250 event</a> in Washington.</p><p><em><strong>Read more</strong>: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coco-gauff-family-went-to-police-after-somebody-followed-car-2019-8?r=US&amp;IR=T" target="_blank" rel="noopener">15-year-old tennis star Coco Gauff said her family had to go to the police after somebody followed their car</a></em></p><p>On Sunday, she won her very first trophy on the WTA singles tour when she beat no.1 seed Kiki Bertens in the quarterfinal of Austria's Linz Open, Andrea Petkovic in the semifinal, and Jelena Ostapenko in the final.</p><p>After the victory, the Eurosport TV presenter Barbara Schett-Eagle presented her with a bottle of wine, but being 15 years old and under the legal drinking age in both the US (21) and Austria (16), Gauff looked like she didn't even want to accept it.</p><p><strong>Watch the awkward moment right here:</strong></p><p>Ostapenko hailed Gauff after losing to her at the Linz Open in Austria. "You have a bright future," Ostapenko said, <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/14/sport/coco-gauff-tennis-linz-wtc-spt-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to CNN</a>. "I am really glad to share the court with you."</p><p>Gauff, meanwhile, said: "It's been an unbelievable week and definitely one of the biggest accomplishments of my career so far."</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>🍷 <a href="https://twitter.com/Babsschett?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Babsschett</a> presents <a href="https://twitter.com/CocoGauff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CocoGauff</a> with a bottle of wine after winning <a href="https://twitter.com/WTALinz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WTALinz</a> <br><br>It'll be vintage before she's old enough to open it!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CallMeCoco?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CallMeCoco</a> <a href="https://t.co/nusVDp5NrJ">pic.twitter.com/nusVDp5NrJ</a></br></br></p>- Eurosport UK  (@Eurosport_UK) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1183382974844325888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2019</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

A TV presenter awkwardly handed 15-year-old Coco Gauff a bottle of wine after she won her first WTA title, and she didn't know what to do with it

<p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5848436eba6eb64e018b7588-1500/screen%20shot%202016-12-07%20at%20115959%20am.png" alt="Kiki Bertens Serving Fail" data-mce-source="Twitter"><p class="source"><span>Twitter</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><p>Kiki Bertens fell to&#xa0;<span>Kirsten Flipkens in unfortunate fashion over the weekend when, on match point,&#xa0;the ball hit her in the head on her own serve.</span></p><p><span>Playing in the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), Bertens found herself with second serve&#xa0;down 6-3 in a second set tiebreaker. Under IPTL rules, once a ball is tossed into the air for a serve, the serving motion must be completed.&#xa0;</span></p><p><span>This, then, meant that Bertens had no choice but to try to serve despite her&#xa0;poor toss. The problem was that Bertens&#xa0;hesitated - clearly forgetting about the IPTL rule and&#xa0;planning to bail on the toss.</span></p><p><span>When she remembered, the ball was well past its highest point and the entire service motion was awkward.&#xa0;</span></p><p><span>She swung, missed, and the ball hit her on the head. Double fault.&#xa0;</span></p><p><span>The crowd laughed, and the match was over.&#xa0;</span></p><p><span><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Worst match point in history? by Kiki Bertens. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Fail?src=hash">#Fail</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPTL?src=hash">#IPTL</a> <a href="https://t.co/wMaW5q9LJN">pic.twitter.com/wMaW5q9LJN</a></p>- We Are Tennis  (@WeAreTennis) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/806462596480172033">December 7, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></span></p><p>Even more cruelly, the IPTL is a team event, and Bertans-Flipkens was the decider. This meant that Bertans' team (the defending champs) was eliminated because of this bad serve. &#xa0;</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/countries-most-olympic-athletes-caught-doping-2016-11">New doping tests are stripping Olympians of their medals - here are the countries that dope the most</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="RlZ3FmNTE6eRVsvrZRQfM5Wmcf5lQjXI" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'RlZ3FmNTE6eRVsvrZRQfM5Wmcf5lQjXI',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

Tennis player loses match when her serve on match point hit her in the head

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5b0fc7d91ae66235008b4c9b-2000/roger federer.jpg" border="0" alt="Roger Federer" data-mce-source="Getty Images" /><p class="source"><span>Getty Images</span></p><p class="caption">Roger Federer.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><ul class="summary-list"><li>Injuries to some of the biggest names in world tennis have depleted the field at the Italian Open in Rome.</li><li>Roger Federer added his name to the treatment table after pulling out of Friday's quarterfinal against Stefanos Tsitsipas, joining other retirees Caroline Wozniacki, Serena Williams, and Naomi Osaka.</li><li>It is unclear who will be fully fit for the French Open, the year's signature event on clay and one of four Grand Slam events in world tennis.</li><li>Williams did say she was looking forward to Roland Garros but conceded she was focusing on rehab. She has also been beaten by injury in three successive tournaments now.</li><li>They are all in a race against the clock to be ready for the start of the competition on May 26, which is just nine days away.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><p>Some of the best players in tennis may not be fully fit for one of the marquee events in the sport's calendar, the upcoming French Open at Roland Garros.</p><p>Roger Federer's withdrawal from Friday's Italian Open quarterfinal against Stefanos Tsitsipas follows separate injuries to Caroline Wozniacki, Serena Williams, and Naomi Osaka, who have all retired from the Roma tournament.</p><p><em><strong>Read more</strong>: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nick-kyrgios-out-of-italian-open-after-throwing-chair-onto-court-2019-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nick Kyrgios is out of the Italian Open after he threw a chair onto the court, packed his bag, and walked off in the middle of the match</a></em></p><p>Wozniacki was the first big name to fall when a leg injury forced her to retire in the middle of her first round match against Danielle Rose Collins on Tuesday, losing the first set 7-6. It was <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/48269131" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the second successive tournament where she had been beaten by injury</a>, after a back problem cost her a match in the first round of the Madrid Open, on May 5.</p><p>Williams, 37, also withdrew from the Foro Italico courts on Tuesday, meaning she could not face her Wednesday opponent, her sister Venus Williams.</p><p>Though the 23-time Grand Slam champion said in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/14/serena-williams-injury-french-open-tennis-rome" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Guardian</a> she would "look forward" to the French Open, Williams conceded she'd be "concentrating on rehab" in the days ahead. She has also been plagued by injury for three consecutive tournaments now, having withdrawn from the Indian Wells Masters, the Miami Open, and now the Italian Open.</p><p>Osaka, meanwhile, did not compete in her quarterfinal against Kiki Bertens on Friday because <a href="https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/osaka-pulls-out-of-rome-quarters-with-hand-injury_sto7276316/story.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the thumb on her right hand</a> was causing her discomfort. She told the media that the clay court season and preparations for the French Open had been "rocky," <a href="https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/osaka-french-open-preparations-rocky-115253522.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yahoo Sports said</a>.</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5cdec276021b4c0b6410d254-1933/naomi osaka and serena williams.jpg" border="0" alt="Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams" data-link="https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/serena-williams-of-the-united-states-comforts-naomi-osaka-news-photo/1029473354?adppopup=true" data-mce-source="Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images for USTA" /><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/serena-williams-of-the-united-states-comforts-naomi-osaka-news-photo/1029473354?adppopup=true">Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images for USTA</a></span></p><p class="caption">Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>Federer, 37, also withdrew on Friday, one day after winning back-to-back matches on Thursday after Wednesday's round was rained off.</p><p>"I am disappointed that I will not be able to compete today," <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/48310295" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federer said, according to the BBC</a>. "I am not 100% physically, and after consultation with my team, it was determined that I not play."</p><p><em><strong>Read more</strong>: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gael-monfils-at-the-madrid-open-the-best-youll-see-2019-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gael Monfils just scored with a wild shot that's already been dubbed 'the best you'll ever see' on clay</a></em></p><p>Injuries have depleted the field in the Italian Open, with Stefanos Tsitsipas and Bertens benefitting from Federer and Osaka's problems as they received byes into the men's and women's semifinal on Saturday.</p><p>But very little is known about the severity of these issues, and whether all or any of the athletes will be able to participate efficiently in the French Open at Roland Garros, the year's signature event on clay and one of the four Grand Slam events in world tennis.</p><p>It remains to be seen who will play out of those who retired in Rome, but they all have a race against the clock to be ready for the start of the French Open on May 29 - which is just nine days away.</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/avengers-endgame-end-credits-hidden-meaning-behind-mobius-strip-2019-4">The hidden meaning behind the 'Avengers: Endgame' end credits</a></h3>        <div>            <iframe class="bijwplayerclass" data-player="jwplayer" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/MHRzKlRX-CEZHWCBG.html" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" style="margin:0px;" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><script>function receiveMessage(event){ console.log(event.data.fullscreen); Android.fullscreen(event.data.fullscreen); }window.addEventListener("message", receiveMessage, false);</script>        </div>    </div>

Roger Federer, Serena Williams, and Naomi Osaka retire from Rome, and nobody seems to know if they'll be fully fit for the French Open

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The 2020 <keyword id="6388398" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="French-Open">French Open</keyword> has brought about the resurgence of the "spoon serve."</li><li>Multiple stars have employed the slower, underhanded serve at <keyword id="560160" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Roland-Garros">Roland-Garros</keyword> as the power and speed of typical overhand services force players to begin each point well beyond the baseline.</li><li>The tricky — and controversial — move enjoyed a comeback thanks in large part to world No. 49 Alexander Bublik, who has admitted he hates <keyword id="6355013" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Tennis">tennis</keyword> and only plays "for money."</li></ul><p>As professional tennis stars' serves have gotten stronger, faster, and harder to return in recent years, players on the receiving end have had little choice but to step back beyond the baseline in order to react in time.</p><p>But that added space between the net and the returner — leaving a glaring opening for crafty servers to exploit. At the 2020 French Open, players have begun to do just that.</p><p>This year's <keyword id="6465592" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Grand-Slam">Grand Slam</keyword> tournament at Roland-Garros has seen the resurgence of the "spoon serve," an underhanded service meant to catch their opponent by surprise and force the returner to charge the net in an attempt to get their racquet on the ball.</p><div type="image" title="alexander bublik" height="1666" width="2222" msid="78524892" hostid="261"></div><p>To some in the tennis world, the move is seen as a creative response to the brute force some players bring to the court; to others — especially those concerned with maintaining the "integrity" of the sport — it's perceived as a slight. It follows, then, that the man responsible for the spoon serve's comeback doesn't much care for the game of tennis.</p><p>"I hate tennis with all my heart. I hate every day that I have to play," world No. 49 <a href="https://www.tennisactu.net/news-atp-alexander-bublik-s-il-n-y-avait-pas-d-argent-j-arr-terais-atp-bublik-tennis-open13-lequipe-money-85118.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twittertter">Alexander Bublik told French publication FrenchActu</a> back in February. "To be honest, I don't see a bright spot in being a tennis player. I only play for the money. If there was no money at stake, I would quit right away."</p><p>But there is money at stake, and Bublik is focused on obtaining it through the most efficient means possible. If that means catching his opponent off guard with a quick blip of a serve, so be it.</p><p>He pulled one off to clinch the first game of the fourth set in his 6-4, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 upset over world No. 8 Gael Monfils during the opening round of the French Open this year.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Roland-Garros  (@rolandgarros) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1310641558342041601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2020</a></blockquote><p>Bublik started something of a trend from there. The following day, Romanian Monica Niculescu tried to execute a spoon serve against American Danielle Collins — to no avail.</p><iframe src="https://streamable.com/e/dadcpo" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="100%" style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden;"></iframe><p>Sara Errani managed to get one past world No. 5 Kiki Bertens on match point during their second-round matchup, but earlier on, the Italian struggled to get similar shots over the net.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—José Morgado  (@josemorgado) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1311283848592977922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2020</a></blockquote><p>And a few courts away that same day, American Mackenzie McDonald tried his luck with an underarm serve again unofficial King of the Clay <keyword id="24244" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Rafael-Nadal">Rafael Nadal</keyword>. Unsurprisingly, the 12-time French Open champion made light work of the 25-year-old's attempt, which cleared the net but landed too deep in the box to catch Nadal flat-footed.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—natalie  (@_naterzzzz) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1311297435868770305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2020</a></blockquote><p>Though it may be a trendy move at Roland-Garros this year, few competing on the circuit employ it as consistently and effectively as Bublik. He <a href="https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2020/09/alexander-bublik-underhand-serve-gael-monfils-roland-garros-upset/91041/">told Tennis.com</a> that spoon serves are roughly 70% luck in his experience and that he picks his spots, preferring the ad side to the deuce side.</p><p>"A good underarm serve is very tough," he said. "I really practice."</p><p>His signature skill couldn't save him in the next round of the French Open, where he lost in straight sets to Italian Lorenzo Sonego. Still, the movement of sorts that he spurred got plenty of the sport's heavy-hitters talking, including Nadal and world No. 1 <keyword id="55696" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Novak-Djokovic">Novak Djokovic</keyword>.</p><div type="image" title="rafael nadal.JPG" height="1666" width="2222" msid="78524893" hostid="261"></div><p>"If he's winning, is a good tactic," <a href="https://twitter.com/josemorgado/status/1311709748786614273?s=20">Nadal said</a> after beating McDonald in the second round. "If he's losing, is a bad tactic. That's all."</p><p>"For example today for Mackenzie was not a good tactic. For Bublik, if that works, is a good tactic. It is part of the game. I don't see disrespectful or not," he added. "If you do it with the goal to improve your game, or like a tactical thing, I support 100 percent. 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<p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5da759504af909715a5b2d3b-1024/gettyimages-1159446549.jpg" border="0" alt="Cori " data-mce-source="Clive Brunskill/Getty Images"><p class="source"><span>Clive Brunskill/Getty Images</span></p><p class="caption">It's just a matter of time before Coco Gauff blossoms into the heir apparent to Serena Williams' throne that she is oft thought to be.</p></img></div><p></p></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>Cori "Coco" <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/coco-gauff">Gauff</a> - the tennis wunderkind who famously upset <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/venus-williams">Venus Williams</a> en route to her magical run at <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/wimbledon">Wimbledon</a> - has taken <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/tennis">tennis</a> by storm at just 15 years old.</li><li>Since the beginning of the calendar year, the Delray Beach, Florida, native has jumped 614 places in the World Tennis Association (WTA) rankings, breaking into the top-75 for the first time in her young career.</li><li>Gauff took home her first WTA title this week, but just days later, she dropped her opening match at the BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open to world No. 66 Anna Blinkova.</li><li>Despite some inconsistencies this early in her tenure, Gauff has earned high praise from tennis greats like <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/serena-williams">Serena Williams</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/roger-federer">Roger Federer</a>.</li><li>Having already faced some of the sport's top contenders and with so many big names showing confidence in her abilities, it's just a matter of time before Gauff blossoms into the heir apparent to Serena Williams' throne that she is oft thought to be.</li><li><strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</strong></li></ul><p>Cori "Coco" Gauff - the tennis wunderkind who famously upset Venus Williams en route to her magical run at Wimbledon - has taken tennis by storm at just 15 years old.</p><p>Gauff's star has not dimmed since she launched onto the scene in July. In late August, the Delray Beach, Florida, native took down both Anastasia Potapova and Timea Babos at the US Open before reaching the third round and falling to world No. 1 Naomi Osaka in straight sets. She then ran the table at Upper Austria Ladies Linz in October, defeating four top-100 players - including then-world No.8 Kiki Bertens - en route to her <a href="https://www.wtatennis.com/news/it%E2%80%99s-been-unbelievable-week-me-gauff-grabs-first-title-defeats-ostapenko-linz">first World Tennis Association (WTA) title</a>.</p><p>At her age, neither Venus nor Serena Williams had achieved the same feat.&#xa0;</p><p>Gauff's rapid success has put the world of tennis on notice, and her rankings have reflected that ascent. After starting the year at No. 685 in the WTA rankings, the teen has climbed into the top-100 at No. 71.</p><p>Gauff herself may have put it best to reporters <a href="https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/27843779/the-future-arrived-wta-atp-tours">after her victory in Linz</a>: "This was definitely not on the calendar at the beginning of the year."</p><p>It hasn't been all smooth sailing for Gauff, who lost in straight sets in the first round of the Citi Open back in late July. She also dropped her opening match at the BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open to world No. 66 Anna Blinkova.</p><p><em><strong>Read more</strong>: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/simone-biles-dominates-worlds-tokyo-2020-olympics-2019-10" data-analytics-position="3">Simone Biles is the most dominant athlete on the planet, and now she's primed to become the most accomplished Olympian of all time</a></em></p><p>You could chalk Gauff's early exits up to growing pains, but famed tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou - who has taken on Gauff as a protégé but is best known for coaching Serena Williams - is directing blame elsewhere.</p><p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5da79b96cc4a0a6ae02b5132-1332/coco%20gauff%20us%20open.jpg" border="0" alt="coco gauff us open" data-mce-source="Emilee Chin/Getty Images"><p class="source"><span>Emilee Chin/Getty Images</span></p><p class="caption">Coco Gauff at the 2019 US Open.</p></img></div><p></p></div></div><p>Due to a WTA rule designed to prevent players who are less than 16 years old from overextending themselves, Gauff is only eligible to compete in 14 tournaments before her next birthday. Mouratoglou believes that abiding by these regulations has stymied Gauff's growth as a player and that she could more quickly overcome her early-career jitters with more exposure on the court.</p><p>"You have to consider that when it's the right momentum, it's the right momentum," Mouratoglou told <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-7521921/Tennis-boring-Serena-Williams-coach-Patrick-Mouratoglou-concerns-future-tennis.html">The Daily Mail</a>.</p><p>Gauff turns 16 in March of 2020, and since she's already competed in 12 tournaments this year, she won't have much flexibility in the way of elite competition for the next few months.</p><p>"This is going to slow her down for sure," Mouratoglou said. "You are basically preventing young players from doing their job."</p><p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5da7aa09cc4a0a71c26050d3-1777/cori%20coco%20gauff%20result%20third%20round.jpg" border="0" alt="Cori Coco Gauff result third round" data-mce-source="Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images" data-link="https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/cori-gauff-of-the-united-states-celebrates-winning-the-news-photo/1160250666?adppopup=true"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/cori-gauff-of-the-united-states-celebrates-winning-the-news-photo/1160250666?adppopup=true">Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images</a></span></p><p class="caption">Coco Gauff competes at Wimbledon in 2019.</p></img></div><p></p></div></div><p>Still, Mouratoglou and a slew of other tennis elites believe in Gauff's potential. Mouratoglou described her as "impressive in all aspects," while Serena Williams told <a href="https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2019/07/fellow-tennis-players-weigh-cori-coco-gauff-serena-federer-sloane-kyrgios-barty/83147/">Tennis.com</a> that "soon she'll be on other girls' walls."</p><p>On the men's side of the net, Roger Federer said Gauff "wanted to be on the big court... Good players, that's where they shine, I'd say."</p><p>Nick Kyrgios, meanwhile, described the budding star as "the real deal" and said, "she's going to have the potential to do some amazing things in this sport."</p><p>Having already faced some of the sport's top contenders and with so many big names showing confidence in her abilities, it's just a matter of time before Gauff blossoms into the heir apparent to Serena Williams' throne that she is oft thought to be.</p><ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/uswnt-carli-lloyd-nfl-kicking-career-could-happen-2019-10" data-analytics-position="1">Carli Lloyd is serious about becoming an NFL kicker after finishing her USWNT career - 'I'm entertaining it'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-fabulous-life-of-serena-williams-and-alexis-ohanian-2018-12" data-analytics-position="7">SERENA AND ALEXIS: How the tennis ace and the tech guru make and spend their millions</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/uswnt-carli-lloyd-world-cup-worst-time-of-my-life-2019-10" data-analytics-position="1">USWNT captain Carli Lloyd said the 2019 World Cup was 'absolutely the worst time of my life'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-ucla-gymnast-katelyn-ohashi-earns-perfect-10-2019-1" data-analytics-position="16">UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi stunned judges and broke the internet with a flawless, Jackson 5-inspired floor routine that earned a perfect 10</a></li></ul><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>January 2019: No. 685<br>October 2019: No. 71<br><br>What a year. 📈<br>Congratulations, <a href="https://twitter.com/CocoGauff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CocoGauff</a>. <a href="https://t.co/TdqdmxY5sj">pic.twitter.com/TdqdmxY5sj</a></br></br></br></br></p>- Tennis Channel  (@TennisChannel) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1183795160913608706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2019</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nfl-biggest-secrets-mob-football-2016-1">5 things about the NFL that football fans may not know</a></h3>        <div>            <iframe class="bijwplayerclass" data-player="jwplayer" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/AyeVIc0o-CEZHWCBG.html" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" style="margin:0px;" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><script>function receiveMessage(event){ console.log(event.data.fullscreen); Android.fullscreen(event.data.fullscreen); }window.addEventListener("message", receiveMessage, false);</script>        </div>    </div>

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