Tennis: Gauff urges Raducanu not to focus on social media

INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA (REUTERS) – American teenager Coco Gauff has urged US Open champion Emma Raducanu to be wary of social media following the Briton’s maiden Grand Slam triumph at Flushing Meadows last month. Raducanu, who became the first qualifier to win a major, has since gained thousands of new followers on social media, setting... » read more

Tennis: Gauff turns Olympic disappointment into Canadian win

MONTREAL (AFP) – Olympic absentee Coco Gauff played her first match since Wimbledon on Tuesday (Aug 10) and came away with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Anastasija Sevastova to reach the second round of the WTA hardcourt tournament in Montreal. The US teenager had to abort her planned trip to Tokyo when she tested positive... » read more

Tennis: Gauff beaten by lucky loser Sevastova in Eastbourne

LONDON (REUTERS) – American teenager Coco Gauff’s Wimbledon preparations suffered a blip as she bowed out of the Eastbourne tournament on Wednesday (June 23), losing to Latvian Anastasija Sevastova 4-6 7-5 6-2. The 17-year-old Gauff came back after losing the opening eight games the previous evening against seventh seed Elise Mertens, but this time she... » read more

Tennis: Gauff eases through to last 16 as Brady retires

PARIS (REUTERS) – Teenager Coco Gauff reached the last 16 of the French Open for the first time after fellow American Jennifer Brady quit with a foot injury having lost the first set 6-1 on Saturday (June 5). The 17-year-old was in complete command as she won the first set in 23 minutes, with only... » read more

Tennis: Gauff, Djokovic through to French Open third round

PARIS (REUTERS) – Coco Gauff reached the third round of the French Open for the first time as the 17-year-old American battled past China’s Wang Qiang 6-3, 7-6 (7-1) on Thursday (June 3). Gauff eased through the opening set after jumping out to a 3-0 lead, but did not have things her own way after... » read more

Tennis: US teen Gauff wins two Parma titles in one day

PARMA, ITALY (AFP) – American teenager Coco Gauff swept aside China’s Wang Qiang to win her second WTA career title on clay in Parma on Saturday (May 22) . Third seed Gauff won through 6-1, 6-3 against Wang, the sixth seed, in 74 minutes to add to her hardcourt title in Linz in 2019. After... » read more