Gauff is the youngest player to beat a defending champion at the Australian Open in the Open era, which began in 1968. But Chris Evert, an 18-time Grand Slam champion, cast doubt on whether Williams will ever win another Major. Williams's last Grand Slam title came three years ago in Melbourne, when she was pregnant with daughter Olympia. The question now is how high and how fast the teenager -- the youngest player in the draw at the Australian Open -- can go. The fast-emerging American beat Serena's older sister Venus, a seven-time Major champion, in her Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon last year.

Source: Bangkok Post January 25, 2020 04:18 UTC