Afterwards a clearly delighted Gauff, who beat five-times champion Venus Williams in the first round before taking the scalps of former semi-finalist Magdalena Rybarikova and Hercog, switched between reflective adult and excited teenager. "I remember before I played Venus, as you know, when you walk to leave the practice courts, there are people waiting. I'm still excited I get to keep living it," she said, adding that defeats she had suffered in the past had helped her to achieve success this week. I'm so excited to go on Instagram," she laughed. And she said it was "cool" to have won some $220,000 so far this week so she would probably buy some hoodies.

Source: The Star July 05, 2019 22:30 UTC