Coco Gauff won the China Open in Beijing againt Karolina Muchova in the final, obtaining her 2nd title of the season, putting behind her some very negative months.
The young American’s goal is now the Wuhan Open, the second consecutive WTA 1000 played in China, after Beijing. In the media day of the tournament, Coco touched on many topics, especially the issue of emulating one’s idols, addressing in particular young Chinese tennis players.
Answering the media who had asked her in particular about Qinwen Zheng, Gauff underlined the importance and the difference in understanding that one’s idols should be emulated, but not copied. Coco gave the example of Serena Williams, who has always been her idol and from whom the young American has taken inspiration, but has never tried to copy her, having two very different styles.
“My idol was Serena, so I tried to draw as much inspiration from her as I could. We are two different players. If you want to be the best, you have to emulate the best. I think you should just pay attention to tennis as much as you can, whether it’s me or another player, Qinwen or whoever. Also, don’t let your circumstances or background affect your dream. It doesn’t matter where you come from, it’s possible. Yeah, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
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