American 15-year-old Cori Gauff stole the show on the opening day of Wimbledon w...
LONDON - American 15-year-old Cori Gauff stole the show on the opening day of Wimbledon with a debut victory over five-time champion and her inspiration Venus Williams.
U.S. Open and Australian Open champion Osaka appeared close to tears when she spoke to the media later.French Open runner-up Marketa Vondrousova, the 16th seed, also bowed out but former world number ones Karolina Pliskova, Caroline Wozniacki, Simona Halep and Victoria Azarenka all made it safely through to the second round.
It was a bad day for two of the young guns expected to lead the new generation into a brave new era, however.
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