Gauff said, "I'm obsessed with the process of getting better. ...I feel like I have a clear future where I see myself and I feel like I'm really close."

Coco Gauff has has fired one of her coaches on the eve of the U.S. Open and brought aboard the serve doctor who helped No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka work on her issues with that part of the game.

The tentacles of Hurricane Erin reached New York Wednesday, forcing the closure of beaches and the cancellation of the qualifying matches at the U.S. Open. It was eerily quiet at the USTA Center -— the sky was gray,