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Coco Gauff

Athlete

Coco Gauff is a two-time Grand Slam singles champion and the youngest player to reach the semi-finals at all four Grand Slams since Maria Sharapova.

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"It feels really special considering the results I've had of late, especially on this surface."
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"I think I'm able to relax a bit because I just feel, regardless of how the rest of this tournament goes, I've found a breakthrough on grass."
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"I'm just proud of myself. Obviously I'm not satisfied - I want to go all the way."
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"Everyone has been telling me to come to the net more. Actually, Chris Evert has been texting me sometimes to come to the net more. And I tell her yeah, I'm going to, and then I just don't."
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"I think with each match, I was feeling more and more confident in trusting the work that I put in and the practice - knowing that I can figure out these matches."
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"Now it's like I can look back a year on and think, 'Oh, wow, it's a big difference'."
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"Psychologically, I'm now going to go for the ace, or I know I can hit the serve and the return is probably not going to come back."
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"But I need matches like this to build my confidence and I'm happy with how I managed today."
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"I definitely think it's cool to have a new demographic and I definitely think it helps grow the sport."
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"I feel like I'm used to getting to the second week now. I woke up today and I was like 'oh we're already in round three'."
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"At the end of the first set I was thinking about Frances and how he came back yesterday."
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"Oh, wow."
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