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Coach Patrick Mouratoglou says Serena and Venus Williams paved the way for Coco Gauff and other Black athletes to be successful in tennis. Mouratoglou, who worked with Serena for a decade and enjoyed lots of success, followed 19-year-old Gauff’s run to the US Open title.
After becoming a Grand Slam champion, Gauff remembered her idols, highlighting that Serena and Venus made her believe she could be a tennis player one day and win the biggest titles. “I think Serena and Venus Williams inspired a lot of African Americans and Black people in general because before them it was difficult for people of color to imagine themselves in that place.
They really opened a big gate for people of color. Winning Grand Slams and making history like the two of them did, you start to think ‘It’s possible for me too.’ That’s the inspiration, that’s what it’s like. They’re an inspiration to the world,” Mouratoglou told CNN.
Serena’s ex-coach Mouratoglou: Gauff has been making history since she was a kid
Although Gauff is just 19, she has been around the Tour for quite some time.
In juniors, Gauff…
