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Coco Gauff reveals she would likely be in school right now if she didn’t make it in pro tennis and became an established and successful player early on.
Gauff, who will be turning 20 next month, has accomplished a lot for someone of her age as the American is already a Grand Slam and a WTA 1000 champion, as well as the top-ranked American female tennis player. Considering that Gauff is widely considered one of the most talented and promising players on the Tour, the general expectation and belief is that the 2023 US Open champion is going to achieve a lot more success and be a strong force in tennis for many years.
This week, Gauff is competing in the first WTA 1000 tournament of the year in Doha. In her pre-tournament presser, Gauff was asked what she would be doing in life now if she wasn’t in this position. Answering the question, Gauff admitted she would be in school but acknowledged she wouldn’t quit on tennis at this age even if she didn’t accomplish this success early on.
“I feel like now would be too late to start another sport if I wasn’t good. Right now, I’m 19, so I really don’t want to give up on the tennis dream yet at 19, but maybe in five years if I still sucked, I would have to go to school — well,…
