Coco Gauff easing into the third round

American No.2 seed Coco Gauff beats Romanian Todoni in just 66 minutes to advance to in the 2nd round at Wimbledon 2024.

By Mark Hodgkinson

Freshly blonde, but an established and well-known character among the ivy and petunias of south-west London Four months after leaving her teenage years behind, Coco Gauff seems to be a traditional lawn tennis player.

There’s a feeling that this could prove to be a crucial Fortnight for the 20 year old from the All England Club, a belief that could stem from Roger Federer’s parents Robbie and Lynette and Federer’s twins Leo and Lenny who were in the No.1 Court crowd during the American’s 6-1 victory over Romanian qualified player Anca Todoni in the second-round of the tournament.

The second Generation of Federers admiring one another felt as if they were offering some kind of love to the current US Open champion, who has made it to the final 32 in just six matches.

Gauff is on grass courts since her first appearance in the age group of 15 of qualifying players. She’s competing at Wimbledon in her fifth year (and in the event of the pandemic, it’d be her sixth Wimbledon Championships).

and the erratic and unbalanced nature of her first two matches – she had moments when she felt she was able to play more fluid tennis, however she was overall happy – which suggests that she’s planning to be very successful at the tennis tournament of Wimbledon’s Wimbledon competition for the first time. Maybe even aiming to claim the Venus Rosewater Dish, to complete her US Open trophy she hoisted in New York City last September to win the debut Grand Slam title.

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The experience of playing on the No.1 Courts is “special” to Gauff she said, as this is where she started her tennis career following winning against Venus Williams in the opening round of The Championships 2019.

Gauff reached the finals of Wimbledon in the summer of 2012 and made it to the 16th round – she’s brought to home her first US Open title, played in the Final at Roland-Garros and has also reached the fourth round at the Australian Open. What she’s not accomplished since then is going higher into the Wimbledon draw, however she did manage to beat her performance in 2018 by reaching the fourth round in 2021.

In the summer of 2011, Gauff lost to a competitor in the qualifying round, which put Gauff into “a profound depression”. But Gauff has been learning about her own life over the last twelve months. This has meant recognizing the fact that there’s no need to be awed or overwhelmed by expectations and pressure.

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tennis is at the end, a fun sport that is something to be enjoyed and not played for the sake of it.

There are a variety of other reasons that Gauff could be in good shape for this season. It’s important to keep in mind that Gauff will be competing in her first Wimbledon in the official capacity of a Grand Slam champion, so is aware of the demands to win seven games in just two days. In addition she’s at the top in her career, which is number. 2.

It’s been twenty years since a teenager first took the title of women’s singles at tennis on the Wimbledon grass. It is Maria Sharapova who was only 17 when she defeated Serena Williams in the 2004 final. Wimbledon isn’t going to be able to boast a teenage champion this year, either. But it might have a lawn tennis champion who’s just 20 and third.