Coco Gauff: Youngest US Open Champion Since Serena Williams 1999

Coco Gauf was crowned champion of the US Open 2023 at the age of 19 after beating Aryna Sabalenka, an achievement that had not happened since Serena Williams.

At 19 years old, Coco Gauff won her first Grand Slam, the US Open, being the youngest tennis player to win this title, something that had not happened since Serena Williams in 1999.

Gauff beat Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in three sets, 2-6, 6-3 and 6-2, who next Monday will officially be number one in the world rankings.

After winning this tournament, a video of Coco Gauff when she was little circulated on social networks, who in 2012 was in the stands of Arthur Ashe dancing. Seven years later she did not imagine that she was going to win the US Open in the same venue.

THE GIRL BECAME A CHAMPION! 11 years ago, at the 2012 US Open, Coco Gauff was 8 and went with her family to Kid’s Day to see her idols. She sang and danced.
Today, at 19, she cries when she is the winner of her country’s Open as a professional and is the idol of many.pic.twitter.com/pNVZBFH3r7

— Gustavo Goitía (@goitiatenis) September 9, 2023

Who is Coco Gauff?

Coached by her father, Corey Gauff who played basketball. Coco entered the world of tennis when she was 7 years old, forcing her family to leave Florida to move to Atlanta and find better opportunities in the sport.

At 11 years old, Patrick Mouratoglou, who trained Serena Williams, chose her for his Champ’seed foundation and took her to train in Nice, France.

After several years training and growing within this discipline, in 2017 she participated in the United States Open in the junior category, a year later within the same category she would be champion but in the French Open. She was even number one in the world in the junior category.

In 2019 he made his professional debut in the Osprey 25K qualifying round, where he earned his first victory. In this same year she achieved her first WTA title at the Linz tournament.

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By 2023 he managed to win three titles, he won the tournament in Washington, Cincinatti and now he did it with the US Open at only 19 years old.

Coco Gauff’s path to the US Open title

Coco Gauff, who arrived as one of the candidates for the US Open title after having won the Cincinatti tournament, did not disappoint and won her first Grand Slam. Throughout the tournament she left great rivals in her path.

First round: Laura SiegemundSecond round: Mirra AndreevaThird round: Elise MertensRound of 16: Caroline WozniackiQuarterfinals: Jelena OstapenkoSemifinals: Karolina MochovaFinal: Aryna SabalenkaDo you want to stay up to date with the best sports content? Visit our networks and subscribe: Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
2023-09-10 01:39:08
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