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Coco Gauff can now be referred to as a Grand Slam champion. That’s after she finally reached the pinnacle of success at Flushing Meadows Saturday night, defeating Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in the 2023 US Open women’s singles tournament finals. It did not look as though Gauff would come away with a victory when she struggled […]

A new queen of tennis might have just been crowned in Flushing, New York on Saturday, Sept. 9. Coco Gauff broke through for her first career Grand Slam, defeating new world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in three sets (2-6, 6-3, 6-2) to claim the US Open Women’s Championship. A packed Arthur Ashe Stadium celebrated as […]

Teenage tennis phenom Coco Gauff capped her dominant US Open run by taking down World no. 2 Aryna Sabalenka in three sets in the finale. In the process, she matched a Serena Williams record that hasn’t been seen since 1999. The 19-year-old Gauff became the youngest American US Open Champion since Williams, who won the […]

Saturday afternoon figures to be a tense and grueling war to determine the 2023 US Open women’s champion. The two remaining competitors have endured a suffocating heat wave, gritty and seasoned challengers and mounting pressure that comes with occupying a top spot in a global sport. Emotions can only be high when the stakes are […]

Although talent has been surging in recent years, one of the biggest problems facing American tennis has been a lack of star power. Not since Serena Williams has there been a player who has been able to transcend the court and resonate with celebrities, public figures and athletes across other sports. Coco Gauff seems on […]

Coco Gauff has rewritten the tennis record books. The 19-year-old teen sensation became the youngest American to reach the US Open finals since Serena Williams in 2001. Gauff reached the milestone after her 6-4, 7-5 victory over Karolina Muchova in the semifinal round on Thursday. Coco Gauff just became the youngest American US Open finalist […]

In what is undoubtedly one of the biggest moments of their respective careers, Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova had their highly-anticipated US Open women’s semifinal showdown delayed because of climate protestors, per Evening Standard’s Matt Majendie. Early in the second set, screams could be heard from the upper deck of Arthur Ashe Stadium, which forced […]

Coco Gauff breezed through Jelena Ostapenko 6-0, 6-2 in the quarterfinal round of the women’s singles tournament of the 2023 US Open on Tuesday. On paper, it looks like an easy win. However, Gauff isn’t taking her position in society for granted. Coco Gauff used to gripe about the incessant pressure tennis players face year-round. […]

At least one American woman will be in the 2023 US Open semifinals. Coco Gauff continued her impressive form on Tuesday, taking down Latvian Jelena Ostapenko in the quarterfinals, 6-0, 6-2. Dominant, to say the least. Gauff already became the first American teenager to make back-to-back US Open quarters since Serena Williams and after this […]

Coco Gauff and three of her fell0w African-Americans just made tennis history this week. Gauff, Frances Tiafoe, Madison Keys, and Ben Shelton became the first four Black American players since 1968 to advance to the quarterfinal round of a Grand Slam tournament, per ESPN. For the first time in the Open Era (1968), four Black […]

In light of all her recent success, American teenage sensation Coco Gauff is under great pressure to win the US Open Women’s Championship. With those high stakes can come plenty of frustration, which is only exacerbated by an experienced and resilient opponent, and an outspoken coach. Before eventually pulling out a three-set victory against the […]

Coco Gauff knows her way on the hardcourts. The American tennis star is blazing hot at Flushing Meadows. Her latest win over Caroline Wozniacki proved that she can compete against Iga Swiatek, Ons Jabeur, and Jessica Pegula. These accomplishments are coming at such an early age that her career is starting to look similar to […]

Coco Gauff was the epitome of class at the 2023 US Open on Sunday. Gauff gave Caroline Wozniacki her flowers following the former’s 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 victory at Flushing Meadows, NY on Sunday. The two tennis stars split the first two sets. Wozniacki went up 1-0 in the deciding set before Gauff won six straight […]

Spike Lee has long been a fixture in the sidelines of New York Knicks games at Madison Square Garden. This time around, he has gone viral after creating a scene watching Coco Gauff at the US Open. Lee was watching Gauff’s fourth-round match against Caroline Wozniacki on Sunday. Gauff hit a forehand smash that Wozniacki […]

Coc0 Gauff completed the first week of the U.S. Open in successful fashion as she defeated Caroline Wozniacki in a grueling three-set match Sunday. Gauff became the first American teenager since Serena Williams to reach the quarterfinals. Coco Gauff is HYPED after moving on to the US Open quarterfinals 😤 (via @usopen)pic.twitter.com/smkgDPIVJC — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) […]

US Open contender Coco Gauff’s mental fortitude has helped her become one of the best female tennis players in the world. It turned out Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler has a lot to do with that. Coco Gauff lives in South Florida. She has been following Butler and the Heat closely since they made two […]

Coco Gauff took down her first two opponents at the US Open, much to the enjoyment of her massive fanbase that now includes Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler. Butler has been all over the US Open through the practice rounds and first days of competition. He hilariously appeared with Carlos Alcaraz in an exhibition, and […]

Coco Gauff went viral in her US Open matchup against Laura Siegemund. This was not because of a demolition job or a historically great shot. Rather, the American teen got a lot of attention for going feral against the umpire and her opponent. This all stemmed from Siegemund’s lack of readiness to receive Gauff’s services. […]

Coco Gauff didn’t get off to a great start in her first-round match at the 2023 US Open, losing her first set to Laura Siegemund, despite the fact she was heavily favored to win the match. Sure enough, Gauff managed to rattle off three straight wins over the next three sets to put Siegemund away, […]

Coco Gauff’s first-round victory at the US Open went a bit longer than most anticipated. That was in part because she dropped a set to unseeded Laura Siegemund, but also because Gauff felt her opponent was playing slow during the American’s serve. In the middle of the third set, Gauff approached the umpire’s chair and […]

The transition between the grasscourt and hardcourt seasons can be quite rough. A lot of players seem to struggle to make it far just like Holger Rune in the US Open. But, some have proven that they could dominate immediately after experiencing a heart-wrenching loss at Wimbledon. This is exactly what Coco Gauff did during […]

Coco Gauff didn’t hold back on her emotions in the first day of the 2023 US Open. An incensed Gauff approached chair umpire Marijana Veljovic in the third set of her first-round match with Germany’s Laura Siegemund on Monday. Gauff thought Siegemund was taking way too long in her serves. The former approached Veljovic with […]

Iga Swiatek has one threat in particular at the US Open according to former No. 1 Chris Evert. Swiatek is the defending champion in New York and will enter the final Grand Slam of the year as the top seed in the women’s singles draw. The Polish star will also be looking to do something […]

Dynamic Coco Gauff has been one of the rising stars in the WTA for the last few seasons. The 19-year-old defeated Karolina Muchova 6-3, 6-4 to win the Cincinnati Open and gained the first WTA 1000 title of her career. COCO GAUFF WINS HER FIRST WTA 1000 TITLE 🏆 She is the youngest player ever […]

It is easy to forget that Coco Gauff is still just 19 years old. She reached the Round of 16 in Wimbledon at just 15 and was immediately anointed the next American tennis superstar. The fact that the Atlanta, Georgia native is still seeking her first Grand Slam title makes it justifiable to say her […]

Christopher Eubanks addressed the media after a shocking upset win against ATP top-5 player Stefanos Tsitsitpas in five sets. He is the last American standing at Wimbledon, and got some stellar advice from two of the top players on the U.S. women’s side in Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka. “It’s been a common theme amongst […]

Coco Gauff looked like she made a comeback after her French Open loss. The 19-year-old tennis star got her opportunity to be seeded in Wimbledon but faced a tough challenge in the first round. Sofia Kenin had worked her way up for this matchup and she made light work out of her opponent. Wimbledon can […]

Rivalries and bad blood are normal occurrences in sports. These unfortunate events may be caused by controversies or beef but it is all just game that people take to heart sometimes. Sisterly love can still outshine most of these terrible incidents just like what Coco Gauff did in support of Emma Raducanu amid her US […]

The French Open quarterfinal between Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek lived up to the hype. The 22-year-old Polish star showed out against the American en route to a victory. Fans expected Iga Swiatek to triumph over Coco Gauff. Although, no one expected what happened in their 14-stroke exchange. Coco Gauff hit the right leg of […]

Reigning French Open champion Iga Swiatek came out on Wednesday and had only one thing on her mind: Beat Coco Gauff. Needless to say, that’s exactly what she did. The Pole pulled off a straight-sets 6-4, 6-2 victory in the quarterfinals, knocking off the American for the second straight year. Swiatek defeated Gauff in the […]

Coco Gauff got fired up after her fourth-round French Open victory against Anna Karolina Schmiedlova. The sixth-ranked women’s ATP tennis player can claim vengeance over Iga Swiatek. The two phenomenal players will face off in the French Open quarterfinal. The up-and-coming American superstar has never won a set in the six matches she faced the […]

Day 7 at the French Open has now wrapped up and American Coco Gauff continued to impress. For the third year in a row, Gauff is in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros and will actually face Pole Iga Swiatek for the second straight time in Paris. The two previously clashed in the final in 2022 […]

The Jimmy Butler craze has officially reached Roland Garros. Coco Gauff spoke highly of the Miami Heat superstar, telling reporters in Paris about how Butler is serving as an inspiration for her. Gauff also revealed that Jimmy Butler, even before the start of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, offered her tickets to the 2023 NBA Finals. […]

Coco Gauff did not muster enough strength to pull herself into the semifinals of the 2022 US Open women’s singles tournament, as she fell prey to Caroline Garcia in the quarterfinals to the tune of a 3-6, 4-6 score. However, that’s the deepest run she has had so far in her still-young pro career in […]

American tennis sensation Coco Gauff is definitely must-see TV. As she made US Open history on Sunday, the teenager also made sure to entertain the crowd Dikembe Mutombo-style. During the final game of her match with Zhang Shuai in the Round of 16, she raced down a shot and got it over the net with […]

After Serena Williams bowed out of the US Open, her peers in the tennis world, including Rafael Nadal and Coco Gauff, made sure to give her a proper and fitting farewell. Even before the competition, Williams announced that the US Open would be her final competition before retiring–which she called “evolving away from tennis.” With […]

It was an All-American battle on Centre Court. Teen sensation Coco Gauff took on 20-year-old Amanda Anisimova, with the latter emerging victorious in a hard-fought, three set battle. After a backhand winner that secured the victory, Anisimova lifted her hands above her head in disbelief and smiled. It was her debut on the storied grounds […]

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek did not disappoint on Saturday, winning her second French Open title in convincing fashion. The Pole beat Coco Gauff in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3, to notch her 35th victory in a row. That tied Venus Williams for the longest unbeaten streak in WTA history. Following her French Open masterpiece, Swiatek […]

Coco Gauff’s dreams of winning the 2022 French Open women’s singles tournament came to an end Saturday, as she fell prey to world no. 1 Iga Swiatek to the tune of a 1-6, 3-6 score. While that loss definitely stings and will hurt for days to come for Gauff, that did not stop the 18-year-old American […]