‘She Is on a Path to Win Majors’ – 18-Time Grand Slam Champion Praises Coco Gauff, as She Reaches Quarter-Final at Qatar Open

Published 02/23/2022, 12:38 PM EST

17-year-old teenage sensation, Coco Gauff is finally showing some life, as the American reaches the quarter-final at the Qatar Open. Today, in the round of 16, Gauff beat the no.3 seed Paula Badosa to move to the next round.

Before the Qatar Open, Coco didn’t have a great year as she lost first-round matches in both the Australian Open and Dubai Open. Finally, at the Qatar Open, she won back-to-back matches to get back on track. Meanwhile, 18-time Grand Slam winner, Chris Evert praised the 17-year-old player on social media, as she reached the quarter-final of the Qatar Open.

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Chris Evert praises Coco Gauff

No doubt, Coco Gauff has immense talent. In her limited playing time on tour, she showed some of her talents. At the age of 17, she already achieved her 5th top-10 win after beating Badosa. Last year, she made significant progress on the Grand Slam level, as she reached the quarter-final at the French Open.

Rightfully, she is getting all the praises she deserves for her showing on the tour. Even American legend Chris Evert praised the teenager, as she wrote a strong message on Twitter.

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“I don’t know how anyone can be skeptical of Coco Gauff and her game. She’s 17 and making significant progress in her game/ in her results. She may have hiccups, but she is on a Path to win Majors,” Evert wrote.

I don’t know how anyone can be skeptical of @CocoGauff and her game. She’s 17 and making significant progress in her game/ in her results. She may have hiccups, but she is on a Path to win Majors…👍💪
— Chris Evert (@ChrissieEvert) February 23, 2022

Although Evert praised Coco, she also seemingly took a dig at her haters.

What’s next for Coco?

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Currently, Coco is at the quarter-final of the Qatar Open and will play no.6 from Greece, Maria Sakkari. Incidentally, this was Coco’s first time playing at the Qatar Open in Doha. So, reaching the quarter-final on the first attempt is not a bad achievement for the 17-year-old.

However, she didn’t start the year that well, as she lost to Wang Qiang in the first round. Again, she lost in the first round at the Dubai Open to Jessica Pegula. But her comeback in Doha will give her lots of confidence for the upcoming tournaments.

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Can Coco win a Grand Slam title in the future? Let us know in the comments.

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‘She Is on a Path to Win Majors’ – 18-Time Grand Slam Champion Praises Coco Gauff, as She Reaches Quarter-Final at Qatar Open

Chris Evert praises Coco Gauff

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