11 things to know about American, Coco Gauff

American tennis player, Coco Gauff, is in her second Grand Slam final where
she faces incoming world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open final on
Saturday as she bids for a first Grand Slam title.

The 19-year-old is the youngest American finalist in New York since Serena
Williams in 1999.

Here are 11 things to know about the Grand Slam hopeful.

1. Coco Gauff was born on March 13, 2004, and turned 19 in 2023.

Her parents are Corey, a former basketball player at Georgia State University,
and Candi, who competed in Track and Field and Florida State University.

3. Gauff has reached the final of her home Grand Slam for the first time in
   her career.
4. The American adores Paris, and was a champion as a junior at Roland-Garros
   in 2018 as a 14-year-old
5. The 19-year-old beat former world No 1 Caroline Wozniacki and former French
   Open champion Jelena Ostapenko along the way, before defeating Karolina Muchova
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   6-3, 7-5 in the semi-final to reach her second Grand Slam final.
8. Coco Gauff won her first WTA 1000 title on August 20, 2023, when she beat
   Karolina Muchova 6-3, 6-4 in the final. The 19-year-old won her third title of
   the year with a superb performance.
9. She qualified at