Coco Gauff referred to Serena Williams as “the GOAT” and acknowledged that her “one and only regret” for the rest of her life was that she never had the opportunity to compete against her idol. Gauff defeated Karolina Muchova on Thursday to advance to the US Open final, becoming the first American to do so since Serena Williams in 2019.
Gauff appreciated Williams and stated it in a press conference: “I don’t think I’m carrying American tennis. I don’t think I will. We have so many compatriots who are doing well. Serena is Serena. She’s the GOAT. I’d hope to do half of what she did. But I’m not gonna compare myself to her. She’s someone I look up to.”
She further added: “Being in the same stat line as her means a lot to me. She’s my idol. The only regret I’ll have for the rest of my life is not being able to play her. There were so many tournaments where if we won an extra round and didn’t lose, I would’ve played her. I’m still happy to just be a product of her legacy.”
Gauff at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWLWLWWLW Currently ranked no.6, Coco has achieved a 44-13 record in 2023. Gauff is now having a run at the U.S. Open where she toppled the world no.121 Laura Siegemund 3-6 6-2 6-4, the world no.63 Mirra Andreeva 6-3 6-2, the world no.32 Elise Mertens 3-6 6-3 6-0, the world no.623 Caroline Wozniacki 6-3 3-6 6-1, the world no.21 Jelena Ostapenko 6-0 6-2 and the world no.10 Karolina Muchova 6-4 7-5.
Coco Gauff will come up against the world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka in the final on Saturday at 4:00 pm on ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM. Their current record is 3-2 for Gauff.
Coco clinched 3 titles in 2023 in Auckland, Washington and Cincinnati.
Gauff won 5 titles in her career: 3 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
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