American tennis player Corey Gauff highlighted the role of former world number ones Serena and Venus Williams in her US Open victory.
19-year-old Gauff defeated the representative of Belarus in the final Arina Sabalenko with the score 2:6, 6:3, 6:2.
“I mean they (the Williams sisters) are the reason I have this trophy today, to be honest.” They allowed me to believe in a dream growing up. There haven’t been many black people dominating the sport. I only remember them.
Thanks to Williams’ legacy, there are more of them. So this made the dream come true more believable. What they experienced made my path easier. Yes, it’s just crazy, and I’m honored to be in such company.
Last night I started to daydream a little (about winning), but I called my boyfriend and said, “Let’s talk until it’s time to go to bed . So we talked until one in the morning, then I went to rest.
When I lost the first set, I still felt like I was fighting to win,” Gauff said at a press conference.
Source : MatchTV
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