.CocoGauff won her first match at the USOpen last night . . . with her name written in Sharpie on her shoes. 🙌
Though she was eliminated after the fourth round at Wimbledon, Coco's match against Venus catapulted her name all over the internet and social media because — hello! — she's got skill. Who was this superstar who'd just out-played one of the Williams sisters? The 2019 US Open is only her second Grand Slam, but already people are filling seats to see her compete and chanting for the teen in support. She even wore her name on her sneakers to remind us that she's here to stay.
means a lot to her."The amount of people and kids especially that come up to me saying that it inspires them is honestly better than any match I could win, just to know that I inspire another kid maybe to pick up a racket or go through something that they're facing at school . . . I just hope I can continue this and continue to inspire," she said."Because what I do on court is great, but really what matters is what happens off court and the people you affect.
Next, Coco will play in the second round of the 2019 US Open against Timea Babos from Hungary, but before she gets to that, take another look at those sneakers — and remember her name.
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