15-Year-Old Sends Venus Williams Packing At Wimbledon

A rising tennis star, who is just 15 years old, has brought the journey of Venus Williams’ journey at Wimbledon 2019 to an end.

Named Coco Gauff, the American junior tennis player, Cocodefeated 39-year-old Venus, sister of Serena Williams, at the ongoing Wimbledon tournament.

Already noted as the youngest female player to qualify for the tournament, Gauff stunned the five-time Wimbledon champion on her debut to a 6-4 6-4 win in the first round of the tournament on Monday.

“Honestly I don’t really know how to feel. That’s the first time I have ever cried after winning a match. I don’t even know how to explain how I feel.

“I had to tell myself to stay calm, I have never played on such a big court. I had to remind myself of the lines on the court. Everything around it might be bigger, but the lines are the same.

“She just told me congratulations and to keep going and good luck. I told her thank you for everything. I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for her, she is so inspiring and I always wanted to tell her that, even though I met her before I didn’t have the guts to tell her then,” she said.

Speaking on the woman she just booted out of the Open, the Florida-born Gauff said: “I told her ‘thank you for everything’. I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for her.”

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