told wtatennis.com<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s not anything against the coaches I worked with \u2013 I can still be at the top and want to get better. Sometimes, a new perspective helps. It\u2019s not always about what they say \u2013 maybe they\u2019re saying similar things \u2013 but maybe the approach is a little bit different and I\u2019m able to receive it better.”<\/p>\nWith two Grand Slams already under her belt at just 21 years of age, the chances of the world No.3 taking home the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup is promising at a tournament where she has already reached the semifinals (2024) and quarterfinals (2025).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
As one of only four Americans to claim a Grand Slam before turning 21, she is well and truly following in the footsteps of the iconic Williams sisters, who have been long-time role models for Gauff.<\/p>\n
First picking up the racquet at six years old, Gauff\u2019s must-watch athletes were Serena and Venus Williams, who dominated women\u2019s tennis for over a decade. Serena\u2019s 319 weeks as world No.1 and women\u2019s Open-era record of 23 Grand Slam singles titles make her one of the most successful players in the sport\u2019s history. For a young Gauff, Serena and Venus were powerful sources of inspiration and representation, helping her navigate a tennis environment where players who looked like her were once few and far between.<\/p>\n
Gauff\u2019s journey to finding her place in the sport developed alongside her growing voice for social justice. Rather than staying silent or playing it safe, she has used her platform to advocate for racial equality and calling for an end to gun violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While an undeniable tennis powerhouse, Gauff is aware of her limitations. To tackle the technical shortcomings of her…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":317907,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[99,428],"class_list":{"0":"post-317906","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=317906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/317907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=317906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=317906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}