Tag: Williams, Serena

At the U.S. Open, Coco Gauff and Company Stake Their Claim

Led by Coco Gauff and a cast of charismatic upstarts, tennis hit a sweet spot at this year’s U.S. Open with a diverse blend of old and right now, signaling the game is freshly and firmly energized as it enters a new era. No Serena Williams. No Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal. No problem. True […]

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Coco Gauff Says She’s ‘Ready’ for the Headiest Levels of Fame

The first thing Coco Gauff did after leaving the court in Arthur Ashe Stadium, with her first Grand Slam trophy in hand, was don a sponsor’s T-shirt proclaiming her as a champion. So it begins. Gauff has been in the glaring lights of fame since she was a 15-year-old playing into the fourth-round at Wimbledon, […]

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Can Coco Gauff the Tennis Prodigy Become a Tennis Legend?

She followed two hours of practice with a 90-minute fitness workout, at which point she finally toweled off to head home for lunch. As Gauff packed up, Antista mentioned to her that she once enjoyed sitting near her father at a match. Oh, Gauff said, a hint of humor buried in her flat affect, was […]

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