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."

Prior to the start of the U.S. Open, Coco Gauff announces the firing of both her coaches amid a recent string of loses.

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,