America’s young tennis star Coco Gauff has achieved yet another milestone after her recent success in the Australian Open.
The 19-year-old is often regarded as one of the most highly-rated players currently playing in the women’s singles category. She lived up to the hype last year when clinched her maiden Grand Slam title.
Gauff defeated the current world number two Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka in the final of the US Open in 2023 with a score of 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 to lift the title. The current world number three continued her good run in the first Grand Slam of the year where she booked her place in the fourth round after beating fellow American Alycia Parks in the round of 32 in straight sets with a score of 6-0, 6-2.
With that win, Gauff joined the elite list of women’s players who registered 10 straight wins at major events in the 21st century despite being a teenager. Before her, only three players managed to achieve the feat including the likes of the current world number one Poland’s Iga Swiatek, former world number one Russia’s Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova.
10 – Coco Gauff is only the fourth teenager competing for the USA to claim 10+ consecutive Women’s Singles match wins at Grand Slam events in the Open Era, after Chris Evert, Tracy Austin and Serena Williams. Marvellous.#AusOpen | @AustralianOpen @WTA @WTA_insider pic.twitter.com/YH0NBxL23N
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) January 19, 2024
Guaff will now face world number 69 Poland’s Magdalena Frech in the round of 16 clash of the mega-event on Saturday.
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