Posted on 07/06/2019 12:03:36 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
The daughter of two college athletes was hand-picked by Serena Williams' coach to train in Nice, France in 2015, when she was just 11.
The 15-year-old took a science test at 11 PM the night before she played one of the three qualifying matches at Roehampton to make the main tournament at Wimbledon.
Gauff told CNN she ended up getting a 'B' on the test, and that only one of her teachers even knew she played tennis, but are now all cheering her on.
She was homeschooled by her mother, a former teacher.
Gauff's mother, Candi, ran track at Florida State University. Her father played basketball for Georgia State University.
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Not Rapinoe.
An “only in America” story. God bless her.
An “only in America” story. God bless her.
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Indeed. This young girl has “the eye of the tiger”. Props to her and her rightfully proud parents.
Is it me or does she look just like the William’s sisters did when they were starting out? If I didn’t know any better I’d be convinced it was their offspring.
>>Athletic women are always attractive yes, even the Williams sisters.<<
If you are into guys, I guess.
She is the 5th youngest to make it into this round. Stefi Graf did it twice — once at 14+ and once at 15+. Graf holds the youngest and 3rd youngest on that list.
She is the 5th youngest to make it into this round. Stefi Graf did it twice — once at 14+ and once at 15+. Graf holds the youngest and 3rd youngest on that list.
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I didn’t know that about Graf. She retired at age 30 when she was still competitive at the top (ranked 3rd in the world) and still winning majors. Had she stayed active for a few more years she no doubt would have set records that would still be standing.
I enjoyed watching her play and missed her presence after she retired. Of course she had a personal life she wanted to live ... so God bless her.
She is a pretty girl and I hope she is mentally, emotionally, and spiritually in the right place as she continues through life.
“even the Williams sisters”
No.
On TV she looks like Venus’s twin when playing; not so much in the face.
Apparently she has spurted up to 5’11” just recently, which gives her a bit of a gangly look right now.
Coco is originally from Atlanta and made a name for herself in the local tennis circuit.
A local sports station has a guest that knows her and her family very well and tells how truly talented she is at tennis.
The family moved to Florida to give her the training she needed to be successful.
Go Coco
Lots of young talented athletes from the former Soviet Union, China, and so on.
That said, she’s from ATL, which is where I live, so it’s very exciting to see her doing so well. :-)
Geez, I know tastes vary, but finding them at all attractive is hard to fathom.
Damn right she will.
But, will she go to the white house?
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