Coco Gauff is 'exceptional' and will 'win plenty' but forehand needs to be 'solved' - Pam Shriver

Pam Shriver says Coco Gauff is an “exceptional” player who should win “plenty” of big titles over her career – but that her forehand still needs to be “solved”. Gauff turned 19 on March 13, hours after her straight-sets win over Linda Noskova in the third round of Indian Wells. Ad It was nearly four years ago that she burst onto the scene at Wimbledon when she came through qualifying and beat Venus Williams on her way to the fourth round.

WTA Indian WellsPegula, Sakkari win in three, Gauff gets birthday victory over NoskovaAN HOUR AGO Gauff has been making steady strides since, and last year she reached her first Grand Slam final at the French Open, losing to world No. 1 Iga Swiatek. While she seems destined for much more success, Gauff's forehand is still a work in progress and is an area that has been targeted by opponents.

“It’s not easy to overcome," former doubles world No. 1 Shriver told the WTA. “Because everyone you play is trying to break down that side.

I have no doubt that they’re doing everything they can to get that solved. “I just think Coco has to ratchet down the expectations, take it one day at a time and continue to be the professional she is. “At the same time, while still being a teenager and having some sense of normalcy in a not-normal setting.

She’s exceptional, and I feel like she’s finding that balance. “If you just go on her movement, her serve, all her attributes, she will win plenty.” Gauff, Pegula, Sakkari advance to fourth round Medvedev to face Zverev after 16th win in a row Shriver also warned that there are “no guarantees” that Gauff will win a Grand Slam title in her career. Like Gauff, Shriver reached her first major final as a teenager, beating top seed Martina Navratilova in the 1978