If Coco Gauff were ever to pull off a Novak Djokovic, she would probably hire Barbora Krejcikova as her coach.
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When it was announced in late November that the Serbian tennis giant would work with Andy Murray in 2025, the entire tennis world was left stunned but also heavily entertained by the idea of the two former big rivals working together.
During this week's WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai, Reem Abulleil has been asking some of the WTA's top stars if they would do something similar.
And when asked about it, Gauff named reigning Wimbledon champion Krejcikova as one rival she'd probably welcome to her team one day.
She seems like shes someone that knows the game and very smart and shes always at the matches, watching them live. So I feel like she would be a pretty decent coach," the 2023 US Open champion told Abulleil of Arab News.
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Since the American has twice played and twice lost to the Czech, it is safe to say that the 20-year-old has first-hand experience of how it feels to deal with the 29-year-old's tactics and match-preparation.
Emma Raducanu would pick Ons Jabeur
While Gauff would work with Krejcikova one day, 22-year-old Raducanu would have nothing against seeing 30-year-old Jabeur sitting in her box one day.
When explaining why, the 2021 US Open champion kept it pretty simple - she is a big fan of the Tunisian's personality but also her tennis IQ.
I would want Ons Jabeur to coach me because I think she has an amazing energy," the British tennis player explained.
"I think shes a really caring person, really generous person. Funny but has a great eye for the game and is obviously pretty tactical as well with the way she plays and has a lot at her disposal. So maybe one day, Ons.
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In the past, Raducanu revealed that Jabeur offered her some support and advice when she was going through periods of dealing with heavy criticism.
