Gauff: Arm Damage Might Be Nerve-Associated

Coco Gauff wasn’t in a position to come to her post-match press convention on Sunday night time in Indian Wells, however she did take questions and reply them by way of a tour consultant.

The American misplaced to Alexandra Eala, 6-2, 2-0 RET and later described the ache she felt, which began in her left arm within the second recreation of the match.

“I felt it, like, the second recreation of the primary set,” she stated. “I suppose a easy solution to put it, it felt like a firework was going off within my arm, after which my entire arm felt prefer it was on hearth.”

Gauff says she’ll no tomorrow, however she has a hunch the problem is nerve-related.

Yeah, we’re going to determine what it’s tomorrow, however based mostly off the sensation, being advised that it’s in all probability one thing nerve-related,” she stated. “By no means had something like this earlier than, by no means felt something, a sensation like this earlier than. After which because the match performed, it acquired progressively worse, even after I wasn’t utilizing my arm on pictures that I wasn’t even utilizing my left arm for.

“It was feeling like fireworks at instances. Yeah, it was a scary feeling, however yeah, I don’t know.”

That stated, Gauff believes the damage is nothing severe, and says she’s going to doubtless be positive for the Miami Open later this month.

“We’re going tomorrow to get an MRI and to see what’s happening,” she stated. “Excellent news is that they don’t suppose it’s going to be like a long-term sort of state of affairs, so I needs to be positive for Miami. We’ve simply acquired to determine precisely what it’s and, I suppose, how you can stop it sooner or later.”