Coco Gauff has confirmed that her father and Rick Macci, the childhood coach of the legendary Venus and Serena Williams, have held talks recently for a potential partnership.

Macci, who also coached the likes of Jennifer Capriati and Andy Roddick, could be roped in to work on Gauff’s technique, especially her forehand, which is considered by many to be the main chink in her armor.

At her pre-tournament press conference at Wimbledon, the American admitted that if an agreement is reached, she and Macci will work together at the end of the season.

“I haven’t spoken to Rick personally. But, yes, him and my dad converse a lot. Not just now but over the years. Yeah, that was one of the options to do that after the season is over,” Coco Gauff said. 

“Obviously it’s far from now, so I can’t really confirm. But, yeah, I believe, based off what you told me, everything is true.”

Gauff comes into Wimbledon on the back of a semifinal run at Eastbourne, where she fell to eventual winner Madison Keys. Nevertheless, the 19-year-old believes it was a good tournament for her, giving her a lot of confidence heading into the grasscourt Major.

“Honestly, it was a good tournament for me. I gained a lot of confidence there. Had a couple good wins. My first top-10 win in a while. I’m really confident going into this tournament,” Coco Gauff said.

“Obviously, the last match didn’t go how I wanted it to. I really think I could have changed some things in the match, too. But I think Madison played a really good match. I’m hoping to learn from that, combat that, and bring the same momentum into these next two weeks,” she added.