{"id":1409543,"date":"2021-09-08T06:39:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T10:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1409543"},"modified":"2023-10-03T11:50:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T15:50:06","slug":"coco-gauff-parents-tennis-star-dad-told-could-be-greatest-when-was-only-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/coco-gauff-parents-tennis-star-dad-told-could-be-greatest-when-was-only-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Coco Gauff's Parents: The Tennis Star's Dad Told Her She Could Be the ‘Greatest' When She Was Only 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tennis, for better or worse, is a largely individual sport. That reality can be something of a double-edged sword. If you're capable of handling the pressure, there's no one else to bring you down. If you struggle, though, there's no one to blame but yourself. Coco Gauff<\/a>, it seems, is more than comfortable in the spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the American ace is still young, she's had no problem climbing up the WTA rankings and making a name for herself. That rapid ascent might have been a surprise for some, but it wouldn't have caught Coco's father, Corey, off-guard<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, he went as far as telling her that she could be “the greatest” during her early days on the court. Let's check it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coco Gauff's parents were accomplished athletes who started their daughter down a sporting path<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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