Coco Gauff broke out as a teenager, and she felt the pressure of that because she thought she needed to win a Grand Slam while still a teenager. Coco Gauff essentially broke out as a 15-year-old kid at Wimbledon by beating Venus Williams of all people at the event. She admitted to stuff.co.nz, ahead of her return to the ASB Classic in Auckland, that she felt like she needed to win a Grand Slam as a teenager to meet the expectations set early in her career. The way I came up, I felt like I had a clock and I needed to win as a teenager. So I felt like doing that was a bit of pressure relieved by winning as a teenager.
Source: Stuff January 01, 2024 01:49 UTC