“Am I next?” She wrote Gauff to a video where he emotionally reacts to the death of African-American George Floyd. “I use my voice in the fight against racism, I want the world to be a better place,” she added.
At the beginning of June, the 52nd player in the world spoke in person at a protest in Florida, where she spoke to the meeting: “I am not old enough to vote yet, so it is in your hands to vote for my future, my brothers’ future and yours. You have to use your voice, no matter how small your platform is. ”
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Her statement caused a great stir in the world, and Gauff suddenly became a leading figure in the fight for social change.
Martina Navrátilová
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Yes, although she celebrated her 16th birthday in March this year, she is one of the most famous and influential figures not only in the sports world. Her instagram account is followed by 679 thousand fans, another two hundred thousand subscribe to her twitter posts.
“I smile very much when I see the impact it has now,” he watches the young tennis player Navrátilová. “She is very balanced on and off the court, she has been well behaved, as evidenced not only by how she plays, but also by her political involvement now,” the legendary player said in an interview with the BBC.
Unprecedented interest, then depression
Gauff’s first round of last year’s Wimbledon shot into the world of celebrities, in which she shocked her famous compatriot Venus Williams.
“Overnight, my social networking numbers rose from 30,000 to half a million, and I got a lot of attention from really famous people around the world,” he recalls at a turning point in his career. “It’s something I’m still not used to.”
She won, shone, and suffered from depression. Young Gauff suffered fame |
It was because of the growing attention that she suffered from depression and considered stopping the sport for a while. “I was very close to quitting. I was lost. And confused. But I came out stronger, “she said in mid-April for the Behind the Rocket project.
She successfully overcame the psychological pitfalls of excessive attention, last October in Linz she won her first WTA event and reached the fourth round at this year’s Australian Open.
“I’m always driven by my determination to win, my brothers are also motivated,” Gauff told the BBC. “I want to inspire them to get up and work hard on each other. I know they look up to me, so I try to be a good example to them. ”
As a proper older sister, she makes her siblings happy to bring souvenirs that she brings home from trips around the world. “Every time I go to a tournament, I ask them what they want to bring,” he says.
“My youngest brother Cameron wanted a shark tooth necklace from Australia, and my older brother Cody, who is 12, asked for a percentage, or maybe ten, of my prize money. It’s so focused on money, which is definitely not a good thing! ”He adds with a smile.
She has the potential to be the greatest player of all time
In the further development of her tennis career, Gauff’s coronavirus pandemic prevented her, and in the meantime, the young American woman joins the voice in the fight for equality in society.
Which is also acknowledged by the tennis legend Navrátilová: “Sport has always been the first line of social change,” she believes. “Tennis also had its share of obstacles, but I think we have always been at the forefront of change overall. And we seem to be still there, led by Coco Gauff. “
