Coco Gauffthe young American tennis player who is only 19 years old achieved, this past morning, andShe moved on to the semifinals of the Australian Open tennis after defeating Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk in the quarterfinals. (7-6, 6-7 and 6-2).
With this success, Gauff also achieved to become the first tennis player under the age of 20 to achieve at least 12 consecutive victories in Grand Slam tournaments since I achieved it María Sharapova (13), between 2006 and 2007.
The American won the US Open last year, making it 7 wins in a rowand in Australia he has already chained five more: signed her debut against the Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (6-3 and 6-0), the one in the 2nd round against the American Caroline Dolehide (7-6 and 6-2), what she achieved in the 3rd round against her compatriot Alycia Parks (6-0 and 6-2), and the last two, after defeating the Polish Magdalena Frech and the aforementioned Kostyuk in the quarterfinals.
On timethe Russian Sharapova came to sign, also at the age of 19, 13 consecutive victories at the Grand Slams, since she won the 2006 US Open and reached the final, which she lost to Serena Williams, of the 2007 Australian Open.
Will Gauff match or surpass Sharapova’s mark before she turns 20?
Source: La Verdad
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