(Provided by Tennis World USA)
Cori Gauff introduced herself to the tennis world at Wimbledon four years ago. The 15-year-old stunned a five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 18 minutes in the opening round for one of her most cherished triumphs.
Cori spoke about her brilliant win a year later, explaining how she learned about a wild card and what she did to shake off the pressure and keep it on the other side. Gauff passed three qualifying rounds as the youngest player in history and did not stop there, producing her A-game and ousting the Wimbledon legend.
Venus had four Major titles before Cori was born, but that did not help her in the duel against her younger opponent. Gauff hit 18 winners and eight unforced errors, playing smart tennis and leaving her opponent on a 16-25 ratio.
Cori converted all three break chances against one of her idols. She got broken once and advanced into the second round as the youngest match-winner in the tennis cathedral since Jennifer Capriati in 1991! Barely making any mistake in the opening set, the young gun dropped only four points behind her already booming serve.
She waited for a chance on the return and secured a break in…
