It was at Wimbledon that Gauff made a whirlwind breakthrough at age 15 in 2019, becoming the youngest woman to qualify for the grass-court Grand Slam and then taking out Venus Williams en route to the fourth round.
After a long injury lay-off, Andy Murray will return to his favourite Grand Slam after four years.
Despite strong support for her American rival on the day, Barbora Krejcikova prevailed teenage sensation Coco Gauff in straight sets 7-6, 6-3 to reach her maiden French Open semi-finals.
If Gauff wins, she will be the youngest American woman to reach the final four in Paris since Jennifer Capriati was 14 in 1990.
Gauff became the youngest woman to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal since 2006.
Here is a look at a quartet of the teen set in tennis who eventually could end up in the spotlight during the inevitable shift as the sport's standard-bearers move from their mid-30s to their late 30s and, soon enough, their 40s.
The 17-year-old Gauff needed just 74 minutes to beat her Chinese opponent in Parma.
Teichmann beat Anastasija Sevastova 6-4 ,6-7 (8), 7-5 and was later joined by 16-year-old Gauff, who beat fellow American Shelby Rogers 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
A year ago, Barty beat Collins in the semifinals at the Adelaide International en route to the hard-court title.
The American teenager defeated Jil Teichmann 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5) at the WTA’s Gippsland Trophy.
Gauff on Sunday defeated the 2019 semifinalist Konta 6-3, 6-3 in a match that lasted an hour and 41 minutes.
Anastasija Sevastova knocked off the 16-year-old Gauff in three sets, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. The 31st-seeded Sevastova sent Gauff to her earliest exit from a Grand Slam tournament in four appearances. She had never lost in the first two rounds.
Listen to Gauff speak about the issues of the day, and she doesn’t sound like an uninformed kid. She sounds like an adult, filled with knowledge and insight.
Gauff defeated Sabalenka 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-4 in a match that lasted for two hours and 48 minutes on Center Court on Wednesday.
George Floyd, aged 46, died on Monday evening shortly after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, held him down with a knee on his neck though he repeatedly pleaded, "I can't breathe," and "please, I can't breathe."
Gauff said that her ability with the racquet brought the pressure of expectations.
Kenin stopped Gauff's latest Grand Slam run by beating her 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-0 in the Australian Open's fourth round on Sunday.
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