Coco Gauff’s former Coach Brad Gilbert spoke out on Amanda Anisimova’s dominant win over the World No. 3 at the China Open. Anisimova saw off her compatriot in less than an hour to reach another final in what has already been an impressive 2025 season for her.
What Did Brad Gilbert Say About Amanda Anisimova’s Victory Against Coco Gauff?
Anisimova dismantled Gauff 6-1, 6-2 in just 58 minutes in the all-American semifinal. The world No. 4 jumped out to an early 5-0 lead in each set and never looked back. Her serve was consistent, and her groundstrokes forced errors from Gauff, who struggled to find footing on the hard courts.
Following the match, Gauff’s former coach, Gilbert, shared his assessment of the match. The 64-year-old pointed out a few statistics from the fixture that highlighted Anisimova’s dominance.
Gilbert wrote on X:
“Wow Just seeing live scores didn’t see match, AA rolls Coco in 58 mins, couple stats jumps out AA won 27-43 return points and basically double the points 59-30.”
Wow Just seeing live scores didn’t see match, AA rolls Coco in 58 mins, couple stats jumps out AA won 27-43 return points and basically double the points 59-30,
— Brad Gilbert (@bgtennisnation) October 4, 2025
Gilbert’s reaction underscored how rare it is to see such a lopsided stat line at this level, especially against one of the tour’s top defenders.
The China Open Semifinal Between Anisimova and Gauff
Despite not hitting a single ace during the match, Anisimova maintained a perfect balance, committing only two double faults. She landed 67.4% of her first serves, winning 83.9% of those points, significantly higher than Gauff (38.5%). She faced three break points and managed to save two of them while converting five of eight opportunities (62.5%) on the World No. 3’s serve, underscoring her proficiency under pressure.
Gauff struggled even more while returning, as she just won five out of 31 first return points, winning only 30% of the total return points in the entire match. During the post-match press conference, Gauff appreciated Anisimova’s playstyle, saying, “I felt like today, no matter what I did, I just couldn’t get into the match. So yeah, I’m going to take this and learn from it.”
Anisimova now advances to her first China Open final, where she will face the 26th seed, Linda Nosková. She upset the fifth seed Jessica Pegula in the semifinals after defeating Britain’s Sonay Kartal in straight sets in the quarterfinals. She is set to break into the Top 20 in next Monday’s rankings, becoming one of the youngest Czech players to reach that milestone.
