"Playing against the top players in the field is going to be a different feel," CoCo Gauff had said after qualifying for Wimbledon's main draw. She may have been out of her elements when she landed onto court no. 1 at Wimbledon. She used her routine recipe though to play her style as she did at the tune-up for Wimbledon in Roehampton.
Gauff at 15 is the youngest woman to ever qualify for the main draw at Wimbledon. She also was the youngest finalist in the girls' singles at the U.S. Open. Gauff had started playing tennis at 7, growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, but moved to Florida to have more advantages at growing professionally into tennis. She had become serious about tennis and her idols are Venus and Serena Williams as she grew to sharpen her talents and techniques at tournaments around the ITF Circuits.
Last season Gauff made the decision to turn pro in May. She could feel that her passion for tennis had to be satisfied and that it was the best decision to make. She had told the CNN media that "Overall I want to be the best I can be..." and chose to be a professional tennis player. Gauff had monumental rises in her career in 2108 that helped to propel her career this season even further. After turning pro, she entered the ITF Osprey tournament in Sarasota, Florida and won the title. It was at Roland Garros that opened Gauff's mind to do her best in tennis as she won the singles' girls title over Caty McNally in three hard fought sets. The only coincidence about the final was that McNally is also her doubles partner. She had known much of her game and tactics using it to her advantage to win the French Open title. Gauff and McNally combined their talents and paired a few months later to win the girls' doubles title of the 2018 U.S. Open defeating Hailey Baptiste and Dalayna Hewitt in straight sets. Cori Gauff's endurance and talents did not go unnoticed as she signed a multi-year contract with New Balance in October after her U.S. Open stint.
This 2019 season had Cori Gauff more comfortable with her newfound status as not only a professional tennis player at 15 but having the stability of a New Balance sponsorship. She knew that Wimbledon would be her next challenge but the avenue of how she'd get in wasn't predicted. She had to play 3 qualifying rounds and won them to get into the main draw of the prestigious grass tournament. The qualifying rounds were at Roehampton where she won two and the third she defeated Belgium's Greet Minnen. "I knew I was the underdog and I was just enjoying it," Gauff had said after her victory over Minnen. She was ready for her opening at Wimbledon and when she found out who she'd play she said: "I'm still in shock." The draw had her playing one of her idols Venus Williams. The age difference is 24 years but neither player took it for granted as they both entered Court no. 1. Gauff is ranked at no. 313 whereas Williams is no. 44. Gauff's take on the entire matter she said "Obviously I don't care who I play I'm just happy to be in the draw..."
The games were levelled at 2-all but Gauff stayed focused and grabbed the lead at 4-2. She started having the knack of doing some approaching shots which caused Williams to create some unforced errors. Then there was the Gauff ace at 5-4 and then she won the first set at 6-4. "There is a real maturity that is pretty special," ESPN commentator Chris Evert has said concerning Cori Gauff's mantra. The crowd was basically silent between points and games. They were mesmerized by a 15-year-old with such accomplishments, playing someone who has won nearly 2 Wimbledon's before Gauff was born. CoCo kept her game face and didn't appear to be nervous. "Your mind can play tricks with you if you focus on playing someone with a 24-year age difference," Evert had said of Venus Williams. There were two sets of double faults Williams had which gifted a bunch of points to Gauff in the second set. The crowds remained composed and quietly anxious between points. "They are into this match every single point," Evert had commented. Gauff felt the victory was nearly there as she did body shots and an ace to wrap up the match with too many chances of deuce. But the blasting serve and Venus netting the return gave the match to Cori Gauff. "She had it as a junior but there's no reason this can't translate into pro tennis," Evert said.
After the match, Gauff had smiles of relief and said "It's the first time that I ever cried after a match, I mean after a win." There were many nerve-racking times in the match that looked liked Venus could level the sets, but Gauff stayed controlled, kept her game face on and admitted that "I definitely had to tell myself to stay calm." Cori Gauff finally was able to meet her idol and she had explained that "I had no expectations really. I feel really blessed."
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