Coco Gauff is one of the few WTA players who won her first grand slam as a teenager. Not just that, she also has 7 singles titles and 8 doubles titles to her name. Even though Gauff is currently pursuing her career in the right direction, she always tends to get hard on herself as she shared in an interview.

However recently, when the Amercan’s stats showed that she and Serena Williams and Jennifer Capriati shared similar scores as a teenager, it instantly made her feel better. And this brings her career path closer to these legendary players as well.

Coco Gauff talks about sharing similar career paths as Serena Williams and Jennifer Capriati

In a recent interview, Coco Gauff was asked to reflect on her career up until now all that she has achieved as a teenager, and if she is happy with all she has done so far. To which she responded, “I saw a stat that I think I’m up there with Serena and Capriati with the wins at slams. I just feel like I look at the glass half empty, so I’m negative. Then I looked at that stat and I’m like they had great careers. So, I’m like I’m in the right direction. I just have to remind myself of the journey and not so much of the moment.”

Gauff also added that she tends to be hard on herself but now that she looks back at her time spent on the court, “I am really proud of myself. I did want to win a slam as a teenager, and I did that.”

Gauff also shared her future goals like how she would want to give herself a chance to become number 2 at least and go upwards from there. Not just that, the young American feels being in the sport is not just about her career, but also about having fun. And if she stops having fun, she will step away!

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Gauff talks about taking a break from tennis if it stops being fun

For Coco Gauff, having fun on the WTA tour is important because if that ever stops, she will step away from the sport. Gauff mentioned, “I am having fun. I feel like if I ever get to a moment where I stop having fun, I will take a break.”

She also added that sometimes the sport gets competitive but in a fun way and she wants that to remain as long as possible. Much like Capriati and Williams, fans might just get to witness the 2023 US Open champion establish a long career in the racket sport!

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