Coco Gauff is preparing for one of the most special moments of her career and the 20-year-old used that opportunity to pay a very nice tribute to her idol Serena Williams.
If Gauff doesn’t experience a brutal fate like was the case three years, she will get to fulfill her childhood dream of playing at the Olympics. In 2021, everything was ready for Gauff to be an Olympian at the age of 17 but then a positive COVID test ruined everything.
While it was one of the most heartbreaking and devastating moments of Gauff’s career, she has since managed to achieve great things in the game and make the last couple of years a very successful period. And ahead of her Olympic debut – where the top-ranked American female tennis player is hoping for a medal – the 20-year-old penned a letter to her 17-year-old-self, in which she reflected on her past couple of years and that includes forming a friendship with one of the greatest players ever.
“While tennis is an individual sport, you relish the relationships with your teammates. You’ve been lucky enough that your on-court relationships have turned into off-court friendships. One of those notable friendships is with your idol, Serena Williams,” Gauff’s letter posted on the NBC Olympic reads.
“Serena was once just a…
