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  • Cori 'Coco' Gauff: What you should know about the 15-year-old who beat Venus Grand Slam

    07/06/2019 12:03:36 PM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 34 replies
    Business Insider ^ | Kat Tenbarge
    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...
  • American 15-year-old Cori 'Coco' Gauff BEATS Venus Williams in the first round Wimbledon

    07/01/2019 1:18:53 PM PDT · by Hojczyk · 21 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | July 1,2019 | By DIANNE APEN-SADLER
    An American 15-year-old has become Wimbledon's newest star after beating her idol Venus Williams in the first round. In an electrifying match, Cori 'Coco' Gauff, 15, beat the seven-time Grand Slam singles winner, 39, on Court One - less than a week after finishing her exams. Gauff beat the tennis legend, who had won four of her Grand Slam titles before she was even born, winning 6-4 6-4. The emotional teen, who is the youngest girl in 50 years to qualify for the tournament, revealed after the match that it was the first time she had cried from winning and...