Cori Gauff and Venus Williams hit the headlines after announcing that they would have teamed up in doubles at the French Open. The news was intriguing because it’s unusual seeing a tennis legend like Venus Williams (40) playing doubles with such an exciting upcoming player that is 23 years younger (Coco is 17).
Unfortunately, Coco and Venus lost 6-7 (5) 6-4 6-3 after a good start vs. Zheng Saisai and Ellen Perez. Nevertheless, it was fun watching them. Next one in Wimbledon?
Gauff at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.25 (career-high), Cori has achieved an overall 24-9 match record in 2021. Cori is currently playing at the French Open where she overcame Aleksandra Krunic 7-611 6-4.
Cori Gauff will fight against the world no.39 Qiang Wang in the 2nd round. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Gauff.
Gauff clinched 1 title in 2021 in Parma.
Venus Williams in 2021
Currently the world no.104, Venus played her last match on the 1st of June when she surrendered to world no.34 Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3 6-1 in the 1st round of the French Open (draw).
At the moment, during this season Venus has achieved an overall 2-7 record.
Cori Gauff and Venus Williams faced off just on 2 occasions. The head to head is 2-0 for Gauff. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Cori Gauff won 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 1st round in Melbourne (Australian Open) in January 2020.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
