Coco Gauff Advances In The US Open
By: Gentel Sharrie
Coco Gauff has been trailblazing through her intense tennis matches at the US Open. During the first round Gauff played against Germany’s Laura Siegemund. During the game, Gauff noticed Siegemund pace was extremely slow throughout the match so she decided to point it out to the Umpire. Even the crowd noticed that Siegemund was never ready when it was time for Gauff to serve, the crowd even let out an uproar when the Umpire disagreed with Gauff.
Gauff was issued a time warning, and Siegemund was penalized a point for a time penalty during the third set. Siegemund then complained about her penalty to the Umpire, but the crowd was still on Gauff's side. Gauff took the victory by winning the first round and advancing to round 2 where she played 16-year-old Russian teenager, Mirra Andreeva and won.
Coco Gauff started her professional tennis career in 2018 as a teenager when she received a wild card entry to the Miami Open. In 2019, she gained global recognition by defeating Venus Williams in the first round of Wimbledon. Gauff then reached the fourth round becoming the youngest player since 1991. She continued to impress by reaching the third round of the US Open that same year.
Since then, Gauff has obtained notable victories, climbed the rankings, and has become a prominent figure in women's tennis. Gauff is heading to the third round of the US Open and will be matching up with Elise Mertens. Gauff is hoping to become the first African American woman to reach back-to-back quarterfinals at the US Open since Serena Williams.
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