Venus Williams gets happy over Coco Gauff’s rise to fame

When Venus Williams discussed the "inspire" part of her recently published book Strive on the Tamron Hall Show, she revealed how much she loves Coco Gauff.

Venus Talks About Gauff
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On the Tamron Hall Show, Venus Williams expressed her affection for Coco Gauff while talking about the “inspire” part of her recently released book Strive. Following the display of a photo of a young Gauff supporting the American icon at the 2012 US Open, words of gratitude were spoken.

Gauff has frequently declared her love for Venus and Serena Williams. But earlier this year, a fan shared a picture of a young Gauff supporting Venus during her match against Bethanie Mattek-Sands online.

Gauff was fascinated with the picture and expressed gratitude to the fans who discovered it. Venus was asked what she thought of Gauff’s tweet while promoting her recently released book Strive: 8 Steps to Find Your Awesome on the Tamron Hall Show.

The 44-year-old expressed her happiness at Gauff’s rise to fame and her wish for the young star to win each time she performed. The screen also displayed a picture of the two Americans competing together at the French Open in 2021.

Venus talked about it and said: “I mean it’s so exciting to see her just like explode. She is fantastic, and of course, I hope she wins every match. Exactly. And you have to dream. Doesn’t mean that there won’t be all the way of the dream or someday there’s gonna be ups and downs but as long as you have your North Star there are times when you have to figure out how to do it another way. But all that is a part of you have to dream big.”

Coco Gauff in 2024

Coco Gauff

54 - 17win/loss

Hard
31-9
I Hard
4-1
Clay
14-5
Grass
5-2
20 year old
WWLWWLWWWW
2024 Highlights

Ranked world no.3, the American played her last match on the 12th of October when she surrendered to world no.1 Aryna Sabalenka 1-6 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in Wuhan (draw).

Currently, during this season Gauff has achieved an overall 50-16 record. Gauff conquered 2 titles in 2024 in Auckland and Beijing.

Coco Gauff will play the world no.188 Sinja Kraus in the . They have never competed against each other up to now in top competitions.

The American conquered 2 titles in 2024 in Auckland and Beijing.

The American won 8 titles in her career: 6 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)

Gauff
Wuhan
Gauff's Record

Coco Gauff in 2024

Coco Gauff

54 - 17win/loss

Hard
31-9
I Hard
4-1
Clay
14-5
Grass
5-2
20 year old
WWLWWLWWWW
2024 Highlights

Currently ranked no.3, Coco played her last match on the 12th of October when she capitulated to world no.1 Aryna Sabalenka 1-6 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in Wuhan (draw).

At present, during this year Coco has a compiled 50-16 match record. Coco conquered 2 titles in 2024 in Auckland and Beijing.

Coco Gauff will play the world no.188 Sinja Kraus in the . They have never played each other until now in top tournaments.

Gauff conquered 2 titles in 2024 in Auckland and Beijing.

Gauff won 8 titles in her career: 6 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)

Gauff
Wuhan
Gauff's Record