Gauff "ready to leave behind the tag of teenage phenomenon": "It is time to be known as a Grand Slam champion"

Coco Gauff is ready to shake off the tag of 'teenage phenomenom' as she wants to be known as a grand slam champion in the future.

Gauff played in a grand slam final before however, she was unable to get the job done. She faced a very strong Iga Swiatek and simply didn't have enough to win the match. She is keen on changing that in the near future and she explained that in her BBC column ahead of the Australian Open writing:

"I feel I'm ready to leave behind the tag of 'teenage phenomenon'. Now it is time to be known as a Grand Slam champion. I feel like all the players still call me a baby, and usually, I'm still one of the youngest in the draw, but I've been around for a while. My main ambition for 2023 is winning a Grand Slam title. That's the biggest goal."

She also wrote:

"It is something I have chased for my whole life and I came so close last year by reaching the French Open final. If winning a major doesn't happen this year, I will continue to chase this dream. Even though I lost in the singles to Iga Swiatek, it gave me a lot of confidence in my game and myself."

She won the event in Auckland starting off her year with a bang. Now she hopes to continue that in Melbourne and she'll be quite dangerous, even for Swiatek.