According to Coco Gauff, Kamala Harris’s campaign for the US presidency is encouraging. The 20-year-old US Open champion has advocated for gun control and Black Lives Matter.
The current vice president, who is the daughter of Indian and Jamaican parents, is now running to become the first female leader of her nation, which pleases the world’s third-ranked athlete.
Gauff talked about it and said: “I think it is really incredible. You know, no matter who you’re voting for, who you stand for, it is really incredible to see how far this country has come and people of colour, Black people in general. It’s really inspiring to see someone on that ballot. Yeah, honestly it takes the works of many others to pave the way. Yeah, I’m excited that I’m able to see this in my lifetime because I know many others didn’t get that chance to.”
Gauff claimed that after the vice president congratulated Harris on winning the US Open last year, they had a brief conversation.
She added: “What I would ask her is maybe just her story, personal story growing up and how she got to this point in her life. Obviously, I know just from watching, like, you know, her speeches and learning about her story, but I guess from a more personal perspective because I know her mother was an immigrant. I think anybody, really, it’s kind of crazy to see how a person can be, like, one of us and then become the president of the United States or vice president of the United States.”
She concluded her discussion: “I think I would ask her just her story and, you know, what were the stepping stones to that point, because I think at one point almost every kid said they were going to be the next president of the United States. So it would be cool to hear her story from her perspective and I guess not on the news and stuff.”
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Coco Gauff in 2024
WWLWWLWWWW Currently the world no.3, Coco played her last match on the 15th of August when she lost to world no.31 Yulia Putintseva 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati (draw).
Currently, during this season Gauff owns a 38-14 record. Gauff clinched 1 title in Auckland.
Coco Gauff will compete against the world no.263 Sinja Kraus in the . In the past, they have never played each other till now in top tournaments.
Coco has won 1 title in 2024 in Auckland.
Gauff 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)
