Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal are tennis legends that have inspired many generations, including some upcoming players such as Coco Gauff.
Coco has the luxury of having her family very much involved in her development. With the support of her his wife Candy, her father Corey left his job to be Coco’s coach on a permanent basis and that looked to be the winning formula.
During a recent documentary called “Raising a Champion”, Corey explained that being willing to accept sacrifices also as a family is essential to be successful.
“The journey is not going to come without sacrifice. I asked my wife to understand that this is what has to be done. Its been done by others. You see an example of that with the Williams, Federer, Nadal whose uncle was highly involved in his career. It’s the same with Coco’s,” he commented.
Corey’s parallel with Serena and Venus Williams was spot on as both were coached for long by their father Richard and Coco is following a similar path. Gauff is also widely considered as the “heir” of Serena not only for her tennis but also for her off-court activism in defending the rights of the people of color.
Coco Gauff, Lexington and the US Open
Coco will follow her childhood idols (Serena and Venus) in playing the WTA event in Lexington (10th of August) to get ready for the US Open. The young American may also compete at the Western and Southern Open that this year will be staged in New York just before the American major. Coco has already reached the 2nd week in 2 slams in Wimbledon (2019) and at the Ausralian Open (2020). She will try to go for more at this US Open.
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Serena Williams in 2020
Ranked world no.9, the American played her last match on the 8th of February when she surrendered to Anastasija Sevastova 7-65 3-6 7-64 in the Rubber 4 of the Fed Cup.
Currently, this year Serena has a 8-2 win-loss record. Serena Williams has won 1 title in Auckland.
Venus Williams in 2020
Ranked world no.67, Venus played her last match on the 2nd of March when she was overcome by Karolina Anna Schmiedlova 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the 1st round in Monterrey.
Serena Williams and Venus Williams played each other 30 times. The head to head is 18-12 for Serena Williams. The last time that they locked horns, Serena Williams won 6-1 6-2 in the 3rd round in New York (U.S. Open) in August 2018.
Roger Federer in 2020
Currently ranked no.4, the Swiss played his last match on the 30th of January when he was overcome by Novak Djokovic 7-61 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open.
Roger Federer’s best result of the current season was reaching the semi-finals at the Australian Open.
Rafael Nadal in 2020
Ranked world no.2, the Spaniard played his last match on the 29th of February when he overcame Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-2 in the final in Acapulco to win his 85th career title.
Currently, this season Nadal has a 13-3 win-loss record. The Spaniard conquered 1 title in Acapulco.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal played each other 40 times. The head to head is 24-16 for Nadal. The last time that they locked horns, Roger Federer won 7-63 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in London (Wimbledon) in July 2019.
