CALL ME COCO! Teen sensation Cori Gauff, nicknamed ‘Coco’ is an American tennis player and rising sports star from Delray Beach, Florida. She is a former world number one junior, and runner - up at the 2017 girl’s US Open Championship, making her the youngest finalist in the tournament's history. Her parents are both former sports players with backgrounds in basketball and athletics. Cori played lots of different sports growing up but chose to foc us on tennis because she was inspired by tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams. Gauff made her debut on the WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) tour this year in March at the Miami Open and won her first match. She then qualified for the main draw at Wimbled on, becoming the youngest player ever to do so. In the first round at Wimbledon, she made news around the World by defeating her ‘idol’, former Wimbledon champion Venus Williams in straight sets. Coco reached the fourth round before being beaten by the e ventual champion, Simona Halep Every match she played was the most watched match of the day in the United States. So far, she has earned $312,300 in prize money. Not bad for a fifteen year old. QUESTIONS : 1) Where is Coco from? 2) What was her highes t ranking as a junior? 3) What sports did her parents play? 4) Why did Coco choose to play tennis? 5) Where was her first WTA match in 2019? 6) How far did she go at Wimbledon this year? 7) Who is her ‘idol’? 8) Who eventually beat her at Wimbledon? 9) How much has she earned so far in prize money? 10) W hat year was she born in ? .