Cori Gauff wants to be the greatest ever, says father
In an interview to Standard, Cori Gauff's father Corey commented on his 15-year-old daughter defeating Venus Williams to reach the Wimbledon second round. Corey said: “We talk about the GOAT all the time. She was six years old and I think I was watching the Australian Open. Serena Williams won and they were saying she’s maybe one of the greatest of all time. She said ‘I want to be the GOAT’ so I never changed her mind. Parents talk you out of dreams sometimes and it’s not intentional, they just want you to have a plan B and get your education in case it doesn’t happen. But we thought that’s a good goal, why not, go after it. Be the best you can be. If the end result is you’re the best of all time, then great. Walking to the match, I told Coco when serving for the match 6-5 don’t think she’s not going to hit the ball. She’ll go for it. You’re not going to be able to throw up balls and hope she misses. You’re going to have to go for it. Focus on your toss, hit your serve. It’s better to double fault then dink it in. Go after your serve. You’ve got to win as she’s a champion and she’s won too many times. She lost two match points with Venus hitting some great returns but then did it.”
Candi added: “One of the things we have been working on with her is breathing, plucking her strings, trying to imagine Venus being someone else, like her hitter and not this big star. She did everything we have asked her to do.”
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