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If you’ve watched enough tennis, you’ve probably noticed that Coco Gauff’s box usually includes her coaches and her mom, Candi Gauff. One important person is almost always missing, though – her father and former coach,
Tennis star Coco Gauff is paying it forward with a $150,000 donation to the United Negro College Fund. The donation marks Gauff’s second major contribution to the organization. Last year, she donated $100,000, bringing her total gifts to $250,000 to support the Coco Gauff Scholarship Program, which supports HBCU student-tennis players.
Never mind that the person she saw there, her old junior-days friend Hailey Baptiste, is ranked 67 spots behind her and has 11 fewer titles. It was Baptiste who was doing all the things that Gauff has been trying to do over the past two years.
Coco Gauff has made a donation to the United Negro College Fund to support student athletes at HBCUs. The tennis player donated $150,000 to the organization. Last year, Gauff had already gifted $100,000 for scholarships to student athletes.
Gauff demanded respect for her beaten opponent after she was hecked in the third set, saying: "Hailey's a great competitor, so to the guy who made that comment. We're all doing our best out here. A lot of people believe in her, so I understand you're trying to root for me, but let's be respectful. We're all trying our best."
Coco Gauff is busy trying to win another Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, but was asked by a reporter to weigh in on Year 1 of the Trump Administration. Gauff, the top-ranked American woman and world No. 3, didn’t hold back.
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American tennis star Coco Gauff gives her thoughts on state of US year into Trump's second term
American tennis star Coco Gauff was asked on Tuesday to give her thoughts on the state of the U.S. one year into President Donald Trump's second term.
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Coco Gauff opens up about Donald Trump’s presidency
Journalists asked her to share her opinion on the current term of the President of the USA, Donald Trump.
Coco Gauff is through to the fourth round of the Australian Open after coming from behind to beat Hailey Baptiste. The 21-year-old recovered well from a slow start, losing the first set before taking control and dropping just three games across the next two sets.