Rolling On Croissants, Coco Gauff Is On To The French Open Quarters For Third Year In A Row
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Athlete Bio#
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Height
6'2"
Age
27
Hometown
Boynton Beach, FL
Quick Facts
- Parents are Alphina Kamara and Frances Sr., immigrants from Sierra Leone
- has a twin brother, Franklin
- His father served as Head of Maintenance at the Junior Tennis Champions Centre in College Park, Maryland
- Began playing tennis against a wall at age three with his brother when they visited their father at work and spent entire days at the tennis center
- Nickname is Big Foe
- During COVID-19 pandemic, he auctioned off signed memorabilia to benefit Center for Disaster Philanthropy
- Also in 2020, posted “Racquets Down, Hands Up” video that united Black tennis community during Black Lives Matter movement
- Big fan of NBA players Kevin Durant and LeBron James
- Enjoys going to the movies and watching basketball and American football.
Career Highlights
- Recipient of the 2020 Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award
- Reached his first Grand Slam QF at the 2019 Australian Open, becoming the youngest American Grand Slam quarterfinalist since 2003 at Wimbledon.
- Won the ATP title at the 2018 Delray Beach Open
Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 9th (Doubles - Men), 17th (Singles - Men)
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ATP World Tour
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