She’s eligible for up to seven more professional tournaments before March, when she turns 16.īut that still means there are plenty of opportunities for the next Coco fix. “And I hope they learned from me that anything is possible if you work hard and just continue to dream big.”ĭue to Women’s Tennis Association age restrictions to prevent burnout in young players, Gauff can’t play in as many tournaments as she wants, like an older player can. “I hope they learned about me, that I’m a fighter and I’ll never give up,” she said. Pioneering tennis icon Billie Jean King tweeted, “Your journey is far from over, Looking forward to watching your future successs on the court and off. That was probably one of the least expected.” Gauff said that one “meant a lot to me because I’ve looked up to her for a long time, and she’s such a role model, and I was really shocked. “I saw a video and they were saying they were so proud of me, so that kind of makes me happy.”Īccolades from her idols have been pouring inįormer first lady Michelle Obama took note of Gauff’s success, tweeting “Coco is terrific!” during her victory against Polona Hercog in the previous round.Ĭori 'Coco' Gauff: 'Cool that Michelle Obama knows I exist' “I’m excited to go home now and see my family,” Gauff said.

Even with all this going on, I still felt like I was in a bubble, because I’ve just been going to the tournament-hotel-tournament-hotel, because I’ve been finishing so late,” she said.īut the most important outpouring of support will come from those closest to her. I kind of don’t know how the rest of the world reacted, because I’m still in London. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Europe/Getty ImagesĬori 'Coco' Gauff, 15, stages remarkable comeback at Wimbledon LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 05: Cori Gauff of The United States celebrates winning the second set in her Ladies' Singles third round match against Polona Hercog of Slovenia during Day five of The Championships - Wimbledon 2019 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Jin London, England.

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