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15 YEAR OLD GAUFF BEATS WILLIAMS – TWITTER REACTS
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02 July 2019, by: Carl Lewis
15 YEAR OLD GAUFF BEATS VENUS WILLIAMS
What a moment at Wimbledon! 15-year-old American Cori Gauff produced a mind-blowing display to beat hero Venus Williams with minimums fuss in front of a packed court 1.
It was Gauff’ first-ever grand-slam match after she became the youngest player to qualify for the main draw. She showed the extraordinary poise and composure beating Williams in straight sets in the first round of Wimbledon.
Although Williams best days on court are behind her, it was fitting that she played a part in the unearthing of tennis’ new star. Williams won two Wimbledon titles before Gauff was born.
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Cori “Coco” Gauff played with a composure well above her 15 years in ousting one of her idols, the 39-year-old Venus Williams, 6-4 6-4 in her first grand slam match, and then declared: “I want to be the greatest.”
— CNN (@CNN)
Q. How far do you think you can go in this tournament?
CORI GAUFF: My goal is to win it.
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg)
Generational talent ? ? ? ??
— Ichie Pablo (@its_Emery)
The youngest player ever to QUALIFY for Wimbledon ✔️ The youngest player ever to WIN a match at Wimbledon ✔️ 15-year-old Cori Gauff defeats five-time champion Venus Williams in straight sets ? — Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK)
Someone’s used Cori Gauff’s wikipedia page to throw some hilarious shade
— ?????? ⚜️ (@Cursed__Tea)
Coco Gauff just stepped onto Court 1 against Venus Williams, in her first ever slam match, and hit 10 winners, 2 unforced errors in a set. That seems ok?
— Tumaini Carayol (@tumcarayol)
CORI GAUFF, WHAT DID YOU JUST DO?!!!
15 years old. Youngest player to feature in the main draw in the Open Era. She’s beaten the five-time champion. Her idol. Venus Williams. On her debut. INCREDIBLE! ? — BBC Tennis (@bbctennis)
15-year-old tennis prodigy Cori Gauff just defeated her idol Venus Williams at Wimbledon
— NowThis (@nowthisnews)
15-year-old qualifier Cori Gauff defeats her idol 39-year-old Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 in the first round at
Williams won four of her seven grand slam singles titles before Gauff was born in March 2004!
— Stuart Fraser (@stu_fraser)