Coco Gauff is laser-focused ahead of the Australian Open.
The 20-year-old will begin her campaign against fellow American Sofia Kenin on Monday, and takes to the court as one of the favourites to win the tournament.
Gauff has plenty of reasons to be confident, too, as she chases a second Grand Slam crown.
The No.3 ranked star boasts a record of 18-2 over the past four months, and is 3-2 against top-five players.
Since her fourth-round exit from the US Open last September, Gauff has won the China Open in Beijing and the WTA Tour Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – the latter of which brought a $5.5million payday.
Gauff then led the US to a United Cup title, which served as her warm up for the Australian Open.
Much of the credit for her impressive resurgence in recent months has gone to her new coach, Matt Daly.
He joined Gauff’s team weeks after the defending champion double-faulted 19 times in her three-set loss to Emma Navarro at the US Open.
“I don’t want to lose matches like this anymore,” Gauff said at the time.
Fast-forward three months, and that performance seems a distant memory.
Not only has she improved her service game, but her forehand looks stronger too – and those were two areas that proved an issue at times in 2024.
While a coaching change no doubt contributed to her improvement, Gauff made a frank admission ahead of the Australian Open that suggests her resurgence goes beyond just that.
“For me, I know I’ve been playing well, but you can’t play well all the time. I know there’s going to be some tough moments and hopefully I can get through them.” she said.
“I think I’m trying to enter with no pressure, and trying to stay in the moment and enjoy it as much as possible. That’s what I’ve been doing the last few tournaments, and the results have been good because of that.
“I feel more comfortable now, than ever. It’s not even from the changes, but I think I’ve realised the unimportance of winning or losing a match.
“Sometimes as athletes we get caught up, like losing is the end of the world and winning feels like something we should do – not that we should be grateful for.
“I’ve just realised that it’s never, ever that important and if I can step off the court and say I tried my best, that’s all I could ask for.
“Sometimes (the matches) will go my way, and sometimes they won’t.”
On top of two big tournament wins, Gauff’s new mindset has already helped deliver other impressive results in recent months.
She has beaten her nemesis, Iga Swiatek, twice, and World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka too.
And while the American might claim to have realised that winning and losing isn’t all that important, if she reaches the latter rounds of the Australian Open, that new mentality will be tested.