Coco Vandeweghe will run up together with Jack Sock at Hopman Cup in Perth and is particularly motivated by one thought.
Coco Vandeweghe is without a doubt one of the best racers on the WTA tour. But the American has not yet reached the men’s serving speed. Nevertheless, there is a chance that the 26-year-old can beat an ace against her male colleagues. She will soon be given the opportunity to do so.
Vandeweghe will run alongside Jack Sock at the Hopman Cup in Perth and represent her country at the preparation tournament. In Australia, the men and women of each country play against each other; the third game is a mixed double. In the third group game,”CoCo” and Sock will face Switzerland, Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic. And the duel with the “Maestro” seems to give the world’s number ten an extra portion of motivation:”If you beat an ace against a man, that’s something special. But hitting an ace against Roger Federer would be crazy,”Vandeweghe explained at The West.
Generally speaking, the start of the season will be decisive for US ladies:”I have to win a few matches to feel confident,”the 26-year-old added. Vandeweghe continued,”You can’t really train these situations and just have to play and compete with others.
The Hopman Cup comes just in time for her:”There you only play against top players – or Grand Slam Champions. That’s just great.”
Last year Vandeweghe and her partner Sock made it to the finals, beating the French duo Richard Gasquet and Kristina Mladenovic,”Jack and I did a lot of things right, we had a lot of fun,”the power woman said. In the final phase of last season, Vandeweghe played her best tennis, moved up to tenth place for the first time in her career and won the Fed Cup title with the USA.