She went on to beat Greet Minnen 6-1 6-1 in less than an hour.Gauff has been marked out for stardom for a while and is represented by the Team 8 management company, which was set up by Roger Federer and his agent Tony Godsick.Federer said: "I'm super happy for her. "It's a great story. WIMBLEDON, England — Coco Gauff's unexpected but remarkable run at Wimbledon is over.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. I saw the last couple of games when she qualified. Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka and … 9, is competing for the first time since playing for the U.S. in the Fed Cup in February. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?USA's Cori "Coco" Gauff returns to Slovakia's Magdalena Rybaikova in a Women's singles match during day three USA's Cori Gauff smiles as she leaves after playing a practice sessionUSA's Cori Gauff in action against Venus Williams on day one of the Wimbledon ChampionshipsUSA's Cori "Coco" Gauff celebrates after beating Slovakia's Magdalena Rybaikova on day three at WimbledonUSA's Cori Gauff serves against Venus Williams on day one of the Wimbledon Championships USA's Cori Gauff in action against Venus Williams on day one of the Wimbledon ChampionshipsUSA's Cori Gauff celebrates victory over Venus WilliamsUSA's Cori Gauff celebrates victory over Venus WilliamsUSA's Cori Gauff waves as she leaves the court after beating Venus WilliamsUSA's Cori Gauff celebrates victory over Venus WilliamsUSA's Cori "Coco" Gauff slips and falls as she plays UVenus Williamsv Cori Gauff shakes hands with Venus Williams after their first round matchCorey Gauff, father and coach of USA's Cori Gauff celebrates after their first round victory over Venus WilliamsUSA's Cori Gauff celebrates winning a point in her Ladies' Singles first round match against Venus WilliamsUSA's Cori Gauff celebrates victory over Venus WilliamsUSA's Cori "Coco" Gauff returns to Slovakia's Magdalena Rybaikova in a Women's singles match during day three USA's Cori Gauff smiles as she leaves after playing a practice sessionUSA's Cori Gauff in action against Venus Williams on day one of the Wimbledon ChampionshipsUSA's Cori "Coco" Gauff celebrates after beating Slovakia's Magdalena Rybaikova on day three at WimbledonUSA's Cori Gauff serves against Venus Williams on day one of the Wimbledon Championships USA's Cori Gauff in action against Venus Williams on day one of the Wimbledon ChampionshipsUSA's Cori Gauff celebrates victory over Venus WilliamsUSA's Cori Gauff celebrates victory over Venus WilliamsUSA's Cori Gauff waves as she leaves the court after beating Venus WilliamsUSA's Cori Gauff celebrates victory over Venus WilliamsUSA's Cori "Coco" Gauff slips and falls as she plays UVenus Williamsv Cori Gauff shakes hands with Venus Williams after their first round matchCorey Gauff, father and coach of USA's Cori Gauff celebrates after their first round victory over Venus WilliamsUSA's Cori Gauff celebrates winning a point in her Ladies' Singles first round match against Venus WilliamsUSA's Cori Gauff celebrates victory over Venus Williams'Coco’ Gauff is the youngest person to qualify for Wimbledon in the Open Era 'Coco’ Gauff is the youngest person to qualify for Wimbledon in the Open Era Coco Gauff loses at Wimbledon, while Serena Williams wins again. Gauff, who is known as Coco, was inspired to play tennis because of the Williams sisters, especially Serena. They're just really cool people. She is the first 15-year-old to compete in the main draw at Wimbledon since Laura Robson 10 years ago.Gauff comes from a strong sporting family.

Who is Cori 'Coco' Gauff?

The 15-year-old who beat Venus Williams at Wimbledon She is coached by her father Corey, who played basketball at Georgia State University.Gauff's mother Candi, meanwhile, was a gymnast before competing in athletics at Florida State University.The family moved from Atlanta to Florida when Gauff was just seven to boost her tennis prospects. I love her dad. Obviously everybody was waiting to see what the draw was going to be like. {{#singleComment}}{{value}} Comment{{/singleComment}}{{^singleComment}}{{value}} Comments{{/singleComment}} At the time she found out, she was shopping online for a dress for a gala.Gauff is still at school and had to stay up late to take a science test at 11pm UK time the night before her final-round qualifier. She's playing against a player that actually reminds me of Venus. "At 301 in the world rankings, Gauff was not ranked high enough to get into qualifying but she was given a wild card by Wimbledon five days before her first match. Serena Williams, ranked No. You can find our Community Guidelines in full Coco Gauff defeated Venus Williams in the first round for the second time in three Grand Slam tournaments. Coco is a nice girl, works really hard.