Roger Federer: 'I didn't leave big impact on Cori Gauff by talking to her'
In a press conference in Wimbledon Roger Federer commented on 15-year-old Cori Gauff's win over Venus Williams in the first round. Federer's management company, Team8, represents Gauff.
"I mean, I know her a little bit. It’s not like we’re going on vacation. She’s very cool, very cute. I think she played great yesterday. I watched the entire match. I was having treatment. Perfect, so I could watch it all. I think it was an amazing situation, to play somebody 23 or 24 years older. That stuff doesn’t happen every day. I thought it was super special for Coco. I thought she handled it great. She wanted to be on the big court. She wanted to play against her idol. That’s what good players, that’s where they shine, I’d say. But I don’t feel like I’ve had a major impact on her career in terms of speaking to her in Australia. You know me. I don’t mind picking up some people along the way, telling them, “Don’t panic, don’t worry,” all these things. But maybe it leaves a profound impact on these players. I’m happy it does. I really can’t take any credit for anything. I also didn’t want to go see her before the Venus match, because this job was done by her parents and everybody else. I’m too far away from it all. I was, of course, very happy for her that she had the dream day she did have."
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