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18-Year-Old American Youngster Coco Gauff Divulges Important Michelle Obama s Advice That Altered Her Career- Told Me It s Okay To
Published 11/12/2022, 5:15 AM ESTBy Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – May 29, 2022 Coco Gauff of the U.S. celebrates winning her fourth round match against Belgium’s Elise Mertens REUTERS/Dylan Martinez American tennis star Coco Gauff had an impressive 2022 season on the WTA Tour. She performed consistently and reached the latter stages in most of the tournaments. However, the only thing her fans will regret is her performance in key matches. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad After a good show, the American has failed to hold her nerves and cross the finishing line. It was something that was visible in the WTA Finals as well. While there has been constant noise regarding her performance, the 18-year-old has belief in herself. Recently, she spoke about a specific piece of advice from Michelle Obama that helped her in such situations. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Michelle Obama s advice to Coco Gauff
Gauff achieved a great deal of success at a very young age. The 18-year-old is currently the world number seven in WTA rankings. While we question her performance against top players like Iga Swiatek, the 18-year-old believes it’s also important to remember how far she has come. “Michelle Obama told me it’s okay to say no to things” — Billie Jean King Cup (@BJKCup) Recalling the advice from the former first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, Gauff , “Michelle Obama, she told me it’s ok to say no to things. The piece of advice my younger self will give to me is, everything that you worked for happened, and remember what you prayed for then is happening to you now.” She further added, “It’s important that I remember that my younger self will be grateful. You wanna push yourself, but you have to take a moment and accept it.” Gauff still has a long way to go. With the promise she has shown so early in her career, she will only get better from here. Gauff had a disappointing run in the WTA Finals
ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad earned her first qualification for the year-end WTA Finals after performing consistently this year. The world number four went into the tournament in Texas as one of the favorites. However, she had a very disappointing couple of weeks in the tournament.Aug 30, 2021; Flushing, NY, USA; Coco Gauff of the United States hits to Magda Linette of Poland on day one of the 2021 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports Playing in the round-robin stage of the tournament, she lost all three of her matches. In her first match, she faced a straight-set defeat against Daria Kasatkina. Up next, she faced Caroline Garcia and again ended up handing her an easy straight-set win. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Watch this story: In her last match of the tournament, world number 1 hammered her. After taking the first set 6-3, the Pole didn’t drop a game in her single set and finished the match 6-3, 6-0. SHARE THIS ARTICLE
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