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Coco Gauff rewrote her personal history in tennis, winning the 2023 edition of the US Open at the age of 19, fully becoming the heir of Serena Williams. The young American confirmed the good things seen last summer on the US hard-courts also in 2024, winning the ASB Classic in Auckland (New Zealand).
The American, who will turn 20 in 2024, after four years of hope, finally managed to establish himself as one of the stars of the world tennis scene. Her climax arrived in the last part of 2023, in which Coco won the titles in Washington, Cincinnati and at the US Open, right in her home Major.
The extraordinary season of the world number three allowed her to become the highest paid woman in the sports sector with 22.7 million dollars, in a ranking dominated by tennis players. Following the fantastic results on the court, combined with activism and social battles, People has included Coco among the 25 most intriguing women on the planet.
Gauff said she was quite surprised by this decision. There is no classification of these 25 women but each one has done something to be on or off the field to enter this ranking. Through her Instagram account, Gauff published a story, commenting amused on the situation: “It’s nice to note…
