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Coco Gauff Still Can't Believe She Gets to Call Serena Williams a Friend


Coco Gauff paid tribute to her ‘friend and mentor’ Serena Williams in a nostalgic essay ahead of making her Olympics debut in Paris

She added, “Her profound impact on tennis, what it means to be a champion and to break barriers is a legacy you hope to uphold and carry with you into your first Olympic Games.” Despite an increasingly public profile, tennis superstar Coco Gauff continues to hold serve when it comes to keeping the identity of her boyfriend a mystery. Gauff, the defending U.S. Open champion who won her first Grand Slam doubles’ title in June, has preached the importance of keeping her off-the-court life private.

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