VIDEO: 15-Year-Old Coco Gauff Advances to Round of 16 at Wimbledon With 3rd Set Winner
By Charles Nason
The legend of 15 year-old phenom Coco Gauff lives on. After her unbelievable first round victory over Venus Williams, Gauff is headed to the round of 16 at her first trip to Wimbledon.
Coco Gauff turned 15 in March. Now she’s into the Round of 16 at Wimbledon. What a story (via @Wimbledon) pic.twitter.com/zphOrLOMl8
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Gauff took down 28-year-old Slovenian Polona Hercog in three sets to clinch a spot in the fourth round. She is set to take on Simona Halep, who ranks seventh in singles and has been fairly dominant through the first three rounds, in the fourth round of Wimbledon.
Gauff's dominant performance at Wimbledon has been incredible, and makes her the youngest woman to reach the round of 16 at a Grand Slam tournament since 15-year-old Jennifer Capriati at Wimbledon in 1991.