America’s tennis star Coco Gauff attended the TIME Women of
the Year gala ahead of the Indian Wells.
The 19-year-old is often regarded as one of the most highly-rated
players currently playing in the circuit. Gauff recently appeared in the TIME
Women of the Year gala and wore a dazzling Prada gown.
The Florida-born also gave a speech at the event where she
gave a lot of credit to her father for her success on the court.
"When I started playing tennis at the age of 6, my dad,
who's here with me tonight, told me, "you can change the world with your
racket", and I believed him,” she said. “I believed him because the women
in my life and the women in this room who showed me that a little girl with big
dreams can go on to do great things."
Gauff will be hoping to have an impressive outing in the
upcoming mega-event after some disappointing performances in the recent past.
In the first Grand Slam of the year — the Australian Open — Gauff’s
journey came to an end as she lost in the semifinal to the current world number
two Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets with a score of 7-6, 6-4.
In the Qatar Open, Gauff was knocked out from the round of
32 after losing to Katerina Siniakova in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-4.
Her most recent outing was in the Dubai Duty Free Championship where she lost
in the quarterfinal to Anna Kalinskaya with a score of 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Azeem Siddiqui is a seasoned sports journalist and data analyst with a strong background in both digital media and live sports production.
He began his journalism career working with partners of The New York Times and has since contributed to several leading international sports publications, including Fox Sports Asia, Calciomercato, and GiveMeSport. Since 2023, Azeem has been part of the TennisUpToDate team, where he has played a key role in sustaining the platform’s growth and ensuring tennis fans receive timely and reliable coverage of the sport’s biggest stories.
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