At Wimbledon 2024, Coco Gauff expressed her excitement and anticipation for the challenges ahead in the tournament during her second-round press conference. She discussed her feelings after winning her match, acknowledging the toughness of facing British qualifier S. Cartel and the unique challenge of playing a Brit on grass in this environment.
Gauff also reflected on her career progression, focusing on improving her serve and return game, and dealing with the transition between clay, grass, and hard courts in a condensed schedule. In a separate part of the conference, Gauff spoke about her admiration for players who can answer press conference questions in multiple languages, her struggles with learning French, and her passion for expressing herself through her on-court outfits. She clarified that her outfits were not directly inspired by Serena Williams but rather a result of collaboration with her clothing sponsor. Gauff also joked about her opponent’s shoes and shared her plans to venture more into the net as the tournament progresses.
Gauff in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2024
At the moment ranked no.2 (career-high), the American owns a compiled 34-10 win-loss record in 2024. Gauff is participating in Wimbledon where she beat the world no.51 Caroline Dolehide 6-1 6-2 and the world no.142 Anca Alexia Todoni 6-2 6-1.
Coco Gauff will come up against the world no.298 Sonay Kartal in the 3rd round. In the past, they have never competed against each other as of now in top tournaments.
Gauff clinched 1 title in 2024 in Auckland.
The American won 7 titles in her career: 5 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Kartal in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2024
Ranked no.298, Sonay has managed to achieve a composed 25-5 match record in 2024. Sonay is currently having a run in Wimbledon where she toppled the world no.138 Suzan Lamens 7-66 6-4, the world no.195 Sijia Wei 6-4 4-6 6-1, the world no.101 Erika Andreeva 6-3 6-1, the world no.31 Sorana Cirstea 3-6 6-2 6-0 and the world no.45 Clara Burel 6-3 5-7 6-3.
Sonay Kartal will play the world no.2 Coco Gauff in the 3rd round. In the past, they have never competed against each other so far in top competitions.
Kartal clinched 3 titles in 2024 in the W35 Loughborough, the W35 Nottingham and the W35 Monzon.
Coco Gauff and Sonay Kartal have never faced off.