Cori Gauff is arguably the most followed American player during this edition of the US Open after the retirement of Venus and Serena Williams for injuries.
Coco is widely considered the heiress of the Williams sisters and with her likable personality, she already enjoys a rather wide fan base.
Coco won a tough battle in the US Open first round after defeating Magda Linette 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. Talking about how much she respects Venus and Serena Williams, Coco Gauff revealed some special memories:
“I do remember coming here since I was eight years old pretty much every year coming to watch them [Venus and Serena] really. That’s probably the only reason why we spent so much money on tickets and travel, is to watch them play.”
Coco admitted that she is not very happy for not having Venus and Serena competing at the US Open. Gauff revealed:
“Not easy to see [them out of the US Open], especially for me, since I’m a big fan. Obviously, the reason why I’m here is because of them. So I guess it’s a little bit weird not having at least one of them play. But I wish both of them a speedy recovery. I will say the news was definitely shocking for me, and I was a tad bit disappointed.”
Gauff at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.23 (career-high), Cori has a 35-14 match record in 2021. The American is now playing at the U.S. Open where she defeated Magda Linette 5-7 6-3 6-4.
Cori Gauff will fight against the world no.66 Sloane Stephens in the 2nd
round. They have never played each other up to now on the main tour.Gauff clinched 1 title in 2021 in Parma.
Venus Williams in 2021
At the moment ranked no.147, Venus played her last match on the 23rd
of August when she lost to world no.81 Su-Wei Hsieh 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in Chicago (draw).At present, during this year Venus Williams has achieved a 3-9 win-loss record.
Cori Gauff and Venus Williams clashed against each other only on 2 occasions. Their head to head is 2-0 for Gauff. The last time they competed against each other, Cori Gauff won 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 1st round in Melbourne (Australian Open) in January 2020.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Serena Williams in 2021
Currently the world no.22, Serena played her last match on the 29th of June when she had to retire when playing against world no.90 Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the 1st round and the scoreline was 3-3 .
During this season Serena has a 12-5 record. Serena Williams’s most significant result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Melbourne and at the Australian Open.
Cori Gauff, Venus Williams and Serena Williams |
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