19-year-old Coco Gauff is set to make history in the U.S. Open women's title match on Saturday, joining other Black American tennis icons like Serena Williams and Venus Williams. Gauff expressed her support for the climate change protest that disrupted her semifinal match, and is now hoping to be the latest Black American woman to leave a history-making mark on the most sacred grounds of U.S. tennis. She'll face the U.S. Open's No. 2 seed, Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, in the Grand Slam season's last women's title match.
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An environmental protest disrupted the U.S. Open women's semifinal match between Coco Gauff and Karolína Muchová, delaying the match for 50 minutes. Three protesters were involved, two of whom left quietly when security arrived, while the third glued his feet to the floor of the stadium. Gauff eventually won the match 6-4, 7-5, highlighting the power of protest and the importance of standing up for what you believe in.
Coco Gauff was left in tears after her fourth round defeat to Jelena Ostapenko at the Australian Open on Sunday, unable to find answers to Ostapenko’s game. Gauff acknowledged that Ostapenko played better and that there was nothing she could do to stop her. Jessica Pegula progressed to the quarterfinals, while Gauff can take solace in the fact that she has already achieved so much in her young career.