Coco Gauff Has Second-Most Women’s Singles Grand Slam Match Wins before 21
Just how good is rising tennis star Coco Gauff? Who can she be compared to in order to provide some perspective on her talent? To answer these questions, let’s take a look at a very interesting fun fact floating around this week thanks to the U.S. Open competition heating up. Coco Gauff has the second-most Grand Slam Women’s Singles match wins before age 21. WOW.
In just a few years, Gauff has really been able to make a statement in the realm of tennis. And is even attempting to defend her title right now at the star-studded U.S. Open; that had actress Jessica Biel and supermodel Coco Rocha in the stands to see Gauff play. Nevertheless, with this Grand Slam stat we are diving into, this is just since 2020. Basically who has been dominating for the past 25 years. Opta Stats reveals,
“Since 2000, Coco Gauff (59) has now surpassed Kim Clijsters (58) for the second-most Women’s Singles match wins at Grand Slam events before turning 21. Gauff only trails Maria Sharapova (81) for GS match wins over that span. Company.”
Speaking of company, the athletes that make up the top 5 of this list are some of the best to pick up a racket. Including:
- Maria Sharapova- Rank #1 with 81 wins
- Coco Gauff- Rank #2 with 59 wins
- Kim Clijsters- Rank #3 with 58 wins
- Serena Williams- Rank #4 with 51 wins
- Caroline Wozniacki- Rank #5 with 50 wins
Coco Gauff Has Second-Most Women’s Singles Grand Slam Match Wins before 21
Furthermore, getting to the tournament at hand; how is Coco Gauff faring, and doing in the U.S. Open as of right now? So far, very good. She seems to be cruising and in full control.
She effortlessly made it through round one. And in round two after some poor serving; adjusted and made short work of Tatjana Maria. Winning 4-6, 0-6.
Gauff is enjoying each and every win. But knows that the job is not yet done and far from over. After her match against Tatjana, Coco was observed hitting the practice courts not too long after. Being talented is one thing; but even all the greats still have to practice to get to and stay at an elite level. Nonetheless, it looks like Gauff will be well prepared for any future U.S. Open challenges and is staying laser focused.
So then, who shall she face next? Well, now Coco goes on to round three where she shall face veteran, Elina Svitolina. Which will no doubt be a hard fought battle. Tennis fans can see this matchup on Friday, August 30th.
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