1 July 2019
Wimbledon 2019: Cori Gauff, 15, beats Venus Williams in a tremendous perplex
Fifteen-year-old American qualifier Cori Gauff prompted a striking defeat by beating five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams in the opening series. World number 313 Gauff surpassed Williams – 24 years her superior at 39 – 6-4 6-4. Fellow American Williams had gained four Grand Slam titles – including two at Wimbledon – before Gauff was born. “It’s the prime time I...