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SPORTS & TOYS

Coco!

trong, solid, smart and fast: this is how the latest
phenomenon in tennis is described by the media and other
top-ranking players. ESPN’s most watched match was
Sher Wimbledon debut, where the youngest player ever to
qualify defeated one of her own personal heroines, Venus Williams.

The American tennis player and former number one World
Junior, Cori “Coco” Gauff, was born in 2004. By age 10, she won
a scholarship at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in France and
proceeded, as the youngest finalist at the event in the tournament's
history, to become runner-up in Singles at the 2017 US Open.

Gauff made her debut as a professional on the International Tennis
Federation Women's Circuit in 2018. She earned $233, 500 in prize
money at Wimbledon and has obtained sponsorship deals with New
Balance, Barilla and Head, which says Forbes, will earn her over
a million dollars in endorsements.

Gauff got a chance for an encore after her magical run at Wimbledon
after receiving a wild-card entry for the 2019 U.S. Open.

"She's 5-foot-10, she can already hit

the serve at almost 120 miles per

hour, and she's still improving."

- Brad Gilbert, ESPN Analyst

Photos Courtesy Of: Charles Krupa | The Associated Press, Camila Falquez | Teen Vogue

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