Seven months after 15-year-old American tennis sensation Coco Gauff made an incredible run at Wimbledon that included a win over Venus Williams, she delivered a stunner of an upset at the 2020 Australian Open.
She defeated third-seeded Naomi Osaka in the third round in straight sets. Osaka, you’ll recall, invited Gauff up to join her for the post-match interview after she took down Gauff at the 2019 U.S. Open, an incredibly classy moment for the ages.
After this upset, Gauff gave the best post-match interview — “Honestly, like, what is my life?” — and saying she needed to get a selfie with the legendary Rod Laver, for whom Rod Laver Arena is named:
"Honestly, like, what is my life?"@CocoGauff can barely believe she just defeated Naomi Osaka on @RodLaverArena.#AO2020 | #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/xM7lDWYDsU
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 24, 2020
"Have you ever met Rod Laver?" @CocoGauff: "No, I walked past him a couple of times in the hallway … If he sees this, tell him we can set up a meet up sometime. I need a selfie for Instagram." 😂 pic.twitter.com/TqBkRHulc5
— ESPN (@espn) January 24, 2020
Laver later said he’d oblige:
Hello @CocoGauff – congratulations on your incredible victory tonight. I would love to meet you too. 🚀
— Rod Laver (@rodlaver) January 24, 2020
Can’t wait for that Selfie 🤦🏾♀️😂 https://t.co/likluSEDyL
— Coco Gauff (@CocoGauff) January 24, 2020
What an upset! Gauff made some history with the win:
Coco Gauff defeats (3)Naomi Osaka in straight sets to advance to the Round of 16 at the Australian Open.
Gauff, 15, is the youngest woman to defeat a defending major champion since Jennifer Capriati at the 1991 US Open. pic.twitter.com/hOoDJtSBmD
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 24, 2020
Unbelievable.
15-year-old Coco Gauff has defeated defending Australian Open champ and world No. 3 Naomi Osaka in straight sets. pic.twitter.com/G81bVhEVfp
— ESPN (@espn) January 24, 2020
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