By bringing joy to the nation with her US Open victory, Coco Gauff has made all of America proud. This victory came out to be a historic moment, as literally two decades later, an American tennis player was able to pick up a title in a single category. Now that the 19-year-old tennis player has achieved this remarkable feat for her country, she has also received a pat on the back from her idol, Serena Williams.

Although the 41-year-old American tennis star never mentioned the world’s sixth-ranked tennis player following in her footsteps, after witnessing this incredible victory, she may have given her consent to carry her legacy forward for the nation.

Serena Williams approves Coco Gauff carrying her legacy 

Recently, after the 2023 US Open champion lifted her first Grand Slam title, she received amazing praise from her tennis idol. The 23-time Grand Slam champion took to her Instagram account to share a post that was previously shared by the 19-year-old tennis sensation. In that post, Gauff was seen lifting up the US Open title in front of the whole crowd.

Along with that, she wrote, “Amamzing!!!!” and “Ahhhhhhhh!!!!” praising the teenage star for her hard work, which resulted in ending a 24-year-old drought for American tennis. In addition, she also tagged the star of the last Grand Slam tournament of the year.

Nevertheless, the sixth-ranked tennis player became the first American teenager to win the US Open women’s singles title since Idol Williams did the same in 1999. In between the matches, no other American tennis player was able to achieve victory in the same corner.

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As a result, now that she has followed the 41-year-old American tennis legend’s route, Williams herself has approved, as she is the one who has finally ended the 24-year-long American drought that everyone was waiting to end. Not only that, the 19-year-old tennis player, after winning the title, addressed how Serena and Venus Williams were the reason behind her US Open victory.

When Gauff credited Williams’ sisters for her US Open triumph 

During the post-match press conference after the US Open Championship match, Gauff addressed how the iconic sister duo allowed her to believe in her dream. Along with that, she highlighted that while she was growing up, there were not many black tennis players dominating the sport. She added, “It was just them at the time that I can remember, and obviously more came because of their legacy. It made the dream more believable.” 

Further, she also highlighted some incidents that inspired her, starting with how the 41-year-old American tennis legend got over the traumatizing incident she faced in 2001 at Indian Wells. Or the way the seven-time Grand Slam champion fought for equal prize money—they have always been her role models on and off the tennis court.

However, what is your take on Gauff’s amazing US Open victory for her country? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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