Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams became the subject of a shock defeat at the hands of her first round opponent in Wimbledon 2019, the 15-year-old American Cori "Coco" Gauff as the teenager beat the tennis great 6-4, 6-4 in their first round clash. Cori Gauff, who made history after becoming the  youngest ever qualifier for the Wimbledon singles at the age of 15, pulled off a major upset on a day that already saw names like Naomi Osaka, Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas crash out of this year's Wimbledon in the first round. Naomi Osaka Knocked Out of Wimbledon 2019 by Yulia Putintseva, World No 2 Makes Shocking First Round Exit.

Cori Gauff played fearless brand of tennis to cause the major upset this early at the Grass Court championship. With this victory, Gauff has announced herself to the world of tennis and considering that she is only 15, great things could be in store for the teenager. Naomi Osaka, Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas Crash on Wimbledon 2019 ‘Black Monday’.

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An astonishing fact: The teenage American was not even born when Williams had won her first two Wimbledon singles titles. However, Cori "Coco" Gauff let neither age nor the Wimbledon stage take away anything from her focus as she showed remarkable maturity. Her brand of fearless tennis on Court One completely took out the 24 years of age difference and the substantial gap of Grand Slams between the opponents out of the equation.

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