Coco Gauff is very close to reaching Top 10 of the WTA Rankings for the first time in her career and that is also thanks to her great run at this year's Roland Garros.
The young American is enjoying great results this season, but she also uses her platform to speak about important topics. Next, Coco Gauff will compete at the 2022 Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose and if Karolina Pliskova doesn't reach the semifinals, she will break into the Top 10 for the first time in her career regardless of her result.
"I guess from the outside looking in, a lot of people say that it's so outstanding what you're doing and everything, but I feel like my whole life I've been surrounded by trailblazers," Gauff said. "From my grandparents, my parents, just the people in my community."
"Every day so many people come up to me saying that they're glad that I'm using my platform. I think that's just what makes it worth it. I mean, you see the messages online and it is real people behind the screens, but seeing it in person definitely makes you feel like you're doing something and I don't want to take it for granted because there's so many more issues going on in the world than me losing or winning a match.
"I sometimes have to take a step back and look from the outside. I'm just hitting a yellow tennis ball in the court and there's people dealing with real things. If I can say something or do something that can somewhat affect that, I think it makes it all worth it."
The teenager also spoke about her first Grand Slam title. Coco Gauff took on Iga Swiatek at the 2022 Roland Garros and she will try to use the experience to finish with the winner's trophy next time.
"I love Iga [Swiatek], but I watched her lift the trophy at the [Roland Garros trophy] ceremony and I said I want to take in this moment and just visualize and make me want to work harder for me to be the next person, or hopefully the next, to lift that trophy," said Gauff. "So, yeah, it did relax me, but it definitely made me want it even more. I thought I wanted it more before then but I guess seeing it firsthand makes you want it even more."
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