On Saturday, the 19-year-old defeated soon-to-be world No. She did amazing, and I'm going to learn a lot from this match."įour years after that fateful meeting, Gauff was in tears again on Ashe. I said no because I knew I was going to cry the whole time but she encouraged me to do it. " told me I did amazing and good luck, and then she asked if I could do the on-court interview with her. She invited Gauff to join her during the post-match interview, typically reserved for just the winner, and in front of 23,000 captivated fans, Gauff spoke to ESPN's Mary Joe Fernandez as her voice broke with emotion. Osaka, then 21, went over to Gauff to console her and tell her it was okay to cry. It was what happened next that went viral at the time and has since recirculated around the internet over the past several days. The tears were streaming down Gauff's face within seconds of the final point.
Osaka needed just 65 minutes, and Gauff won only three games. The hype was deafening.īut the match did not live up to expectations. Suddenly everyone knew who she was, and fans had circled a potential third-round meeting with Naomi Osaka, the defending champion, as soon as the draw was released.
It was 2019 and she had arrived in New York fresh off of her star-making run at Wimbledon as a 15-year-old qualifier. NEW YORK - The first time Coco Gauff played on Arthur Ashe Stadium ended in tears.
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