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TEEN STRONG

Playing from the Heart

WITH

Coco Gauff

by Heather DiLorenzo Williams

PRESS

For Lauren , who stood up for what she believed in with passion and strength.

Coco Gauff

TEEN STRONG

Copyright 2022

Published by Full Tilt Press

Written by Heather DiLorenzo Williams

All rights reserved.

Printed in the United States of America.

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except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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Editorial Credits

Design and layout by Sara Radka

Edited by Meghan Gottschall

Image Credits

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ISBN: 978-1-62920-908-1 (library binding)

ISBN: 978-1-68452-165-4 (Readaloud)

CONTENTS

Introduction ................................. 4

Getting Started ........................... 6

Becoming Teen Strong ........... 10

Inspiration ................................. 14

Work in Progress ..................... 18

A Bright Future ........................ 22

Timeline ...................................... 26

Quiz ............................................. 28

Activity ....................................... 29

Glossary ..................................... 30

Read More ................................. 31

Internet Sites ............................ 31

Index ........................................... 32

Introduction

Coco only found out that she would get to play at

Wimbledon in 2019 ve days before the tournament .

I

t is a sunny July afternoon in 2019 . Cori

Coco Gauff walks onto the tennis court

at Wimbledon in London , England . She is

only years old . The teenager was accepted

into The Championships , the worlds oldest

tennis tournament , less than a week earlier .

One of her most recent accomplishments

was passing a high school science test .

Now she is facing a four-time Wimbledon

champion . In the first Grand Slam match

of her career , Gauff is playing against one of

her tennis idols , Venus Williams.

Coco is nervous as the match begins ,

hitting Venuss first serve into the net . The

point goes to Venus . But the teenager quickly

finds her rhythm . The match that follows is

fast-paced and intense . For some spectators ,

it is like watching Venus Williams play her

younger self . But Venus cannot keep pace

with the teenager , and Coco Gauff defeats

her idol . Filled with relief and disbelief ,

Coco immediately bursts into tears . In that

moment , Coco Gauff becomes a superstar .

tournament : a sports competition involving multiple

games that ends with a champion

Grand Slam : in tennis , the four most important

professional tournaments , which include Wimbledon ,

the US Open , the Australian Open , and the French Open

Getting Started

Coco has always loved making

a fashion statement with bright

colors and fun accessories .

C

ori Gauff was born on

March , 2004 , in Atlanta ,

Georgia . She is the oldest child

of Corey and Candi Gauff . Both

are former college athletes . Corey

played basketball at Georgia

State University . Candi was a

gymnast and ran track at Florida

State University . Cori prefers her

nickname , Coco . She has two

younger brothers named Codey

and Cameron.

The Gauffs encouraged all three

of their children to try a variety

of sports . Coco enjoyed tennis

the most . She did not like team

sports . According to her dad , she

also preferred tennis because she

liked wearing a skirt . Corey says

his daughter did well in the sport

from an early age . She could focus

on the court for several minutes at

a time . Her parents got her private

tennis lessons when she was

around six years old.

Becoming a tennis star has not stopped

Coco from enjoying simple moments and

important traditions with her family .

Coco is the youngest

player to qualify for the

main draw at Wimbledon

since 1968 .

main draw : the starting lineup in a tennis tournament , reached by winning several

qualifying matches

A Family Affair

W

hen Coco was seven , the Gauff family moved to Delray Beach ,

Florida . Cocos parents grew up there and knew the area

would provide more tennis opportunities for their daughter . When

she was eight , Coco competed in the Little Mo Internationals . This

is an international youth tennis tournament named after tennis star

Maureen Little Mo Connolly Brinker . Coco won first place in the

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