Coco Gauff has already claimed she’s going to usurp Serena Williams and Margaret Court
Coco Gauff’s dream of profitable the US Open might have been realised on Saturday, however an interview she gave as a toddler reveals that she has a lot higher ambitions past simply profitable a Grand Slam title. The 19-year-old made amends for lacking out on the French Open final yr by beating new world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 at Flushing Meadows, touchdown her maiden Slam title within the course of.
The teenager has acquired loads of reward on the again of her success, together with from French coach Patrick Mouratoglou. But as he revealed, the younger American is in a race with herself to turn into the game’s biggest.
Mouratoglou uploaded a video on Instagram of Gauff being interviewed when she was simply 11 years outdated. Looking and sounding clever past her years, she explains how she feels that she is among the greatest gamers on this planet amongst her friends.
She stated: “I feel like I’m one of the best in the world in my age group. Even in higher age groups. I prefer not to say it because I’m not really a boastful person. I’m humble but when I know that I’m the best and I should always stay at the best.”
Gauff’s drive to turn into knowledgeable tennis participant was in her eyes, solely the beginning of the journey. Even at such a younger age, it emerges that she is focusing on true greatness within the sport.
“And I was always told, ‘It’s easier to get to the top but it’s harder to stay there’, and my goal is just to stay there and be better, and then when it comes to professional, I’ll be the greatest of all time,” she added.
Gauff first got here to prominence as a 15-year-old when she shocked Wimbledon by knocking five-time champion Venus Williams out within the first spherical.
She now has six profession titles to her identify in singles, together with one Grand Slam and is behind solely Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek on this planet rankings.
Still a teen, time may be very a lot on Gauff’s facet in terms of her objective of changing into the best of all time, however she has fairly a job on her palms simply to get even near attaining such a lofty feat.
Serena Williams made her ultimate look earlier than retirement on the US Open final yr, however left the game having received a staggering 23 Grand Slam titles – essentially the most of any lady within the Open period.
And Australia’s Margaret Court, now 81, can declare to go one higher, having clinched 24 main titles in an unmatched profession that began within the pre-Open period. She additionally received a staggering 192 profession titles – a complete that’s unlikely ever to be bettered. Serena Williams received 63 titles in her profession, the fifth-most in historical past.