By Dave Carroll / Staff reporter, with AFP, LONDONTaiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei on Monday cruised into the second round of the women’s singles at Wimbledon, while Cori Gauff, at 15 the youngest-ever qualifier for the tournament, stunned five-time champion Venus Williams. Hsieh, the 28th seed, took just 67 minutes to outfox former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-2 on Court 18. Hsieh next faces another former Wimbledon semi-finalist, Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium, who defeated DalilaJakupovic of Slovenia 6-1, 6-3 in 62 minutes on Court 7. Gauff, not content with just beating Williams, said that she now wants to win the title. Williams, whose exploits along with her younger sister Serena inspired Gauff to take up the sport, made no secret of how far Gauff could go.

Source: Taipei Times July 02, 2019 16:01 UTC