Who Is Cori "Coco" Gauff?
Meet Coco Gauff: The 15-Year-Old Tennis Phenom Who Shocked the World at Wimbledon
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Aged 15 years and 122 days, America’s @CocoGauff becomes the youngest #Wimbledon qualifier in the Open Era after beating Greet Minnen 6-1, 6-1 pic.twitter.com/PSWlOiRNkB
Prior to Wimbledon, Coco's ranking was not high enough to qualify automatically and instead she got a singles wild card to compete in the tournament. The rest is history; Coco became the youngest Wimbledon qualifier in the Open Era.