{
  "id": 19008443,
  "title": "Martina Navratilova tells Coco Gauff what she wants her to do more at the WTA Finals this year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/martina-navratilova-tells-coco-gauff-what-she-wants-her-to-do-more-at",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-08T20:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/martina-navratilova-tells-coco-gauff-200000766.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Coco Gauff, a former WTA Finals champion, has received advice from tennis legend Martina Navratilova ahead of her opening match at this year's WTA Finals. Navratilova, who played during the era of serve-and-volleying, encourages Gauff to come to the net more. Navratilova has noted that Gauff's ability to defend well and capitalize on opponent errors near the net would be a valuable asset at Indian Wells. Despite never winning the Indian Wells tournament, Gauff has reached the quarter-finals twice and made it to the semifinals at Wimbledon and the US Open this year.",
  "summary": "Coco Gauff has been given clear advice ahead of her opening match at the WTA Finals this year. Gauff is a former WTA Finals champion,...",
  "key_points": [
    "Martina Navratilova advises Coco Gauff to come to net more",
    "Gauff's net defense could be valuable asset at Indian Wells",
    "Gauff has reached quarter-finals twice at Indian Wells"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}