Cori 'Coco' Gauff beat Magdaléna Rybáriková in the second round of Wimbledon to extend her remarkable run in her breakthrough grand slam
Wimbledon Even a late change of location Wednesday couldn't halt the momentum of Cori Gauff, the teenager making history virtually every time she steps onto Wimbledon's fabled grass.
Already the youngest ever to emerge from qualifying and youngest since 1991 to win a match in the main draw when she beat idol Venus Williams, the 15-year-old became the first player to win a full match under the oldest grand slam's new Court One roof. Visit CNN Sport for more news and videosIt was another straight-set victory, too, 6-3 6-3 over Magdalena Rybarikova.
Coco Gauff's mom: It felt as if her dreams were coming true 01:38Cries of"Come on Cori" broke the silence between points and a hush descended when Gauff slipped and did the splits late in the second set. A thumbs up, to their relief, confirmed she was okay. New fan favoriteAnd when Rybarikova double faulted to bring up a first match point at 5-3 in the second, the decibel level rose with cheers -- and applauding on double faults usually contravenes tennis etiquette.
Cori"Coco" Gauff on the Williams sisters 01:51As news filtered around the grounds that an extra match would be played on Court One, a 40% full stadium became around 80% by the time the first set ended. People are taking note. Rafael Nadal watched her on the practice courts Wednesday and Roger Federer took in all of her match against Williams -- Federer's management company represents the prodigy.
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