15-year-old Gauff stuns Venus at Wimbledon
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15-year-old Coco Gauff capped a day of stunners at Wimbledon with perhaps the biggest of all, defeating 7-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4.
Gauff became the youngest player to win a main-draw match at Wimbledon since Jennifer Capriati in 1991. Williams had won four Grand Slam titles before Gauff was born in 2004.
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The American youngster recorded 18 winners while making just eight unforced errors and won 78 percent of her first-serve points.
Gauff needed her fourth match point to seal the victory, with Williams sending a forehand into the net to complete the upset.
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