THE TORCH HAS BEEN PASSED IN TENNIS!! 15 YEAR OLD CORI GAUFF DEFEATS 5 TIME WIMBLEDON CHAMP VENUS WILLIAMS
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It seems like the passing of the torch has been turned over to a 15 year old name Cori Gauff.
Yesterday at Wimbledon, Cori Gauff, a 15 year old soon to be superstar defeated her childhood idol “Venus Williams.”
She wasn’t even born by the time Venus Williams had won four grand slams, but Cori Gauff downed the five-time Wimbledon champion on her debut in the tournament on Monday.
Gauff, nicknamed “Coco,” is the youngest player in the Open era to advance through qualifying to reach Wimbledon’s main draw, but she wasn’t content to stop there and beat the 39-year-old Williams, one of her biggest idols, 6-4 6-4 in their first-round match in London.
When asked what did Venus say to you after the loss: Gauff said VENUS: “Congratulations, keep going and good luck.” “I just told her I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for her, she’s so inspiring. I’ve always wanted to tell her that but I’ve never had the guts to before.
“My parents will be super happy, my dad was jumping up every time I won a point. I’m so happy they spent all their time on me and my brothers and making sure we’re successful.”
