Coco Gough She was already considered the queen of the U.S. Open, but this Saturday night, early in the morning in Spain, crown is placed.American, 19-year-old boy, local heroine, full of determination and courage, makes a comeback Alina Sabalenka Conquered his first “big” in New York (2-6, 6-3, 6-2).
Despite the local parish’s enthusiasm for Gough, the young American Uphill with Sabalenkaa player who has found her best tennis results this year, and starting this Monday, she is WTA ranks first in the world.
Since her arrival on the great stage of world tennis, Gauff has been regarded as a mirror of Serena Williams, the great ruler of world tennis in this century. Like Serena, Gauff stood out at a young age: At the age of 15, she amazed the world by defeating another Williams player, Venus, at Wimbledon. Like Serena, she’s black, and everyone wants her to be a new symbol of the growth of African-American athletes in the sport (there are two black Americans in the men’s draw for the first time since the 1960s, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Sheltonthey reached the quarterfinals).
During her five seasons in the majors, shouldering the responsibility of being Serena’s successor has not been easy. I failed to turn this promise into reality. Her closest moment came at last year’s French Open, when she overcame all odds to reach the final (Iga Swiatek beat her handily). This year, Goff admitted to suffering from “imposter syndrome.”
There was no imposition to his game in the final, where he managed to come back from a set down and win his first major tournament.