Coco Gauff was full of praise for her young opponent after surviving a massive scare at the Italian Open. Teenage star Victoria Mboko has been making waves on the ITF circuit this year and she came through qualifying to reach the main draw in Rome, setting a mouthwatering second-round clash with the No.4 seed.

Coco Gauff is laser-focused this season. After a disappointing start to the campaign, the American has bounced back during the clay swing, and such is her age at 21, the records are starting to

Although Coco Gauff is a more accomplished player in the singles, her doubles journey has been nothing short of electric, especially alongside Jessica Pegula, with whom she reached the 2022 French Open final,

“To the government ‘Cori’, to my closest friends ‘Coco’,” she said. “To my mom/dad ‘Coco’, to my boyfriend ‘star’, to my uncle ‘Cantaloupe’ to my coach Matt, ‘Co’.”