15 Year-old Coco Gauff Storms Back for Another Wimbledon Upset!!!
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Cori “Coco” Gauff’s remarkable Wimbledon run isn’t over.
The 15-year-old American pulled off another HUGE UPSET Friday, this one in a third-round thriller that saw her come back to beat Slovenian Polona Hercog 3-6, 7-6, 7-5.
After taking down Venus Williams in the first round & Magdalena Rybarikova in the second round — both in straight sets — Gauff had her back against the wall after losing the first set & trailing Hercog 5-2 in the second set.
But that’s when the teenager dug down & found another gear. Gauff rallied to force a tiebreak, which she won 9-7, & fed off the crowd at the All England Club to win the decisive third set.
Gauff advances to the fourth round to face No. 7-seeded Simona Halep on Monday.
The 28-year-old Hercog looked to have the match won late in the second set. Hercog, ranked No. 60 in the world, was able to use her low-slicing style & court movement early on to overwhelm Gauff, who entered as No. 313 in the world.
Gauff’s three victories have made her a darling at Wimbledon, as she became the youngest tennis player to win a match in the prestigious tournament since Jennifer Capriati in 1991. After stunning Williams 6-4, 6-4 in straight sets, she then defeated Rybarikova 6-3, 6-3 in the second round.
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By: Scott Gleeson
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