The Stuttgart Open has brought the stars of WTA to the European clay swing. Sachia Vickery is a 29-year-old American player who cleared her first two qualifying rounds and then beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich to now face Coco Gauff in the round of 16. Vickery has shown promise with her recent run and will play against the US Open champion on her favorite surface, clay.

As Vickery has cleared her matches in straight sets, she aims to live up to her idols, Venus and Serena Williams. She will be a great opponent for Gauff as she looks to transition to clay and fans are eager to know more about her.

Coco Gauff’s first opponent since Miami: Sachia Vickery

Vickery was born in Florida to Rawle Vickery and Paula Liverpool. Her mother ran track in high school, while her father is a professional soccer player. Dominique Mitchell, her older brother, attended South Carolina State University and played collegiate football. Vickery began training at the IMG Academy after performing well in youth events.

She spent a summer in Miami working with Richard Williams, Venus Williams‘ and Serena Williams‘ father. After a year, she went to France to study at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy for several years. By the age of 18, she had returned to Florida to attend the USTA National Training Center in Boca Raton. 

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In her career, Vickery has managed one win in all grand slams besides the French Open. She defeated the then-number 3, Garbiñe Muguruza, in the 2018 Indian Wells Masters, which is her biggest win to date. Vickery has won 3 ITF titles to date and continues to fight to rise up to the stars of the WTA Tour. After facing continuous defeats, she finds her inspiration in Serena and Venus Williams, who are the current source of her energy.

Vickery reveals the big impact of the Venus and Serena Williams on her

In a 2022 segment with USTA Southern, Vickery talked about the impact of the Williams sisters on her. “I think Venus and Serena kind of had the biggest impact on me just watching them practice watching them play, um, and, you know, obviously now we have so many like younger players, great juniors Alicia, Coco, Sloan you know we have these group of girls.” She further said, “I wish there were more of us on the tour but with the limited amount that we have, I feel like we have a really strong field. So, I think it’s very good.”

Venus and Serena have left an impact of a size, maybe even they can’t fathom. Now, Vickery will have to call upon every feeling she has for Venus and Serena if she wants a chance to win against Gauff, who will play on her favorite surface.