Coco Gauff scripts history at 2024 Paris Olympics as she equals Venus Williams in THIS record just after one match

Gauff is taking part in singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles at the Summer Games.

Coco Gauff scripts history at 2024 Paris Olympics as she equals Venus Williams in THIS record just after one match

Venus Williams, Coco Gauff (via Imago)

In her maiden Olympic Games, Coco Gauff has scripted history after just one match. With the win against Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic in her first-round match in the women’s singles, she became the youngest American woman to win a singles match at the Games since Venus Williams in 2000.

Gauff has been making history ever since she set foot in Paris. She was chosen as her country’s flag-beared alongside LeBron James, making the 20-year-old the youngest American Olympic flag-bearer.

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Gauff’s mother celebrated her daughter’s daughter’s latest achievement on social media. She put up a story on Instagram and applauded her for equaling one of her idol’s records.

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Coco Gauff’s mother celebrates the 20-year-old’s historic feat (Image via screengrab/Instagram)
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Coco Gauff continuing her dream run at 2024 Paris Olympics

As already stated, Coco Gauff has been on a history-making spree since the day she set foot in the French capital. The 2023 US Open champion seems to making the most of the opportunity she has been presented and has been playing in all three events.

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Coco Gauff (via Imago)

The American is through to the second round in doubles with her partner Jessica Pegula. Meanwhile, after defeating Ajla Tomljanovic in the first round, Gauff notched up another win in the singles as she defeated Maria Lourdes Carle 6-1, 6-1 in the second round. She next faces Donna Vekic for a place in the quarterfinals.

Apart from women’s singles and doubles, Gauff has also entered the mixed doubles event with Taylor Fritz. The youngster is hoping to win a medal in all three events. 

People in the (athletes) village are asking: 'Oh, how many do you need to win?'" said Gauff, who is making her Olympic debut after testing positive for COVID-19 right before she was supposed to fly to the Tokyo Games three years ago. "I'm like, 'I don't know. I'm in three events, and I want to win all of them.
Coco Gauff said (H/T: ESPN)

Notably, if Gauff manages to win the gold medal in all three events, she will become the first athlete in Olympic history to do so since tennis returned to the Games in 1988.

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