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Coco Gauff will continue her 2024 season at the Canadian Open in Toronto, and ahead of the event, she talked about expectations and her thoughts on the Paris Olympics.
The 20-year-old American had an eventful time in the French capital because she signed up to play in three separate competitions. Not only did she play in singles but also in doubles and mixed doubles, and overall, while it was eventful, it wasn’t fruitful.
Gauff left the French capital without winning a single medal. She arrived in Paris as the second favorite behind Iga Swiatek in singles, and many expected her to win at least one medal.
Some expected her to win at least two medals, but ultimately, she left the French capital without any. Despite that, the American holds the experience was positive overall.
Getting to play at the Olympics was a dream come true, and she learned a lot from it. Failing in the way she did is certainly a huge lesson for her. She also got the chance to carry the American flag during the opening ceremony, which she also saw as an incredible experience.
“I think I’m just trying to learn from this experience and overall it was positive. I would a hundred percent choose to do it again, even if I lost first round in everything. It was something that was incredible.”
“Being flag bearer was something I wouldn’t have expected, and meeting all the incredible people that I met, I don’t take it lightly. And every Olympics that I qualify in, I’ll for sure play unless I’m injured.”
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Playing at the Olympics is a choice she has made easily, even though it’s not that simple for some. Some might argue that it can be detrimental to her season and career, but Gauff would have never missed the Olympic Games.
Even with the long week in Paris, she still rushed back to North America so that she could play at the Canadian Open. Obviously, she doesn’t have any major expectations because her schedule is a bit rushed, and she has some lingering fatigue from the journey and just playing lots of tennis in Paris.
Her goal is simply to play and see where she stands to better understand what needs to happen for her to succeed at the US Open.
“I am not going into this expecting to win or anything. Obviously it’ll be great. That’s a goal, but we’ll be realistic. I think overall, I’m just trying to use this [event] as just to see where I’m at and what I need to do to get ready for U.S. Open.”
The upcoming weeks are going to be tricky for Gauff because she will be defending a lot of points. She first has the Cincinnati Open, where she won last year’s trophy. She then also has the US Open title to defend.
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Yikes” – Serena Williams laments daughters Olympia, Adira & her being denied access to rooftop luxury restaurant in Paris during Olympics visit
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Serena Williams was left frustrated during her Paris visit for the 2024 Olympics when she and her kids, daughters Olympia and Adira River, were denied access to eat at the Peninsula Paris luxury hotel. The fact that this was the first time she was being stopped from eating at a nice restaurant while she was accompanied by her children made the American even angrier.
Williams, who retired from tennis in 2022, has been a mainstay at the Paris Olympics this fortnight. The 23-time Grand Slam champion has been spotted attending various competitions in the Games, including the men’s tennis final between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday night.
However, her pleasant time at the French capital has been ruined with the latest update. Williams took to Twitter (now X) on Monday to reveal that she had been stopped from eating at the restaurant at the Peninsula Paris even though it was empty at the time.
Trending“Yikes @peninsulaparis I’ve been denied access to rooftop to eat in a empty restaurant of nicer places 🫠 but never with my kids. Always a first,” Serena Williams wrote.
The Peninsula Paris, for those unaware, is one of the most renowned hotels in the world. Originally named the Hotel Majestic, it served as a field hospital for officers during the First World War, and as the command center for Nazi officers in Germany during the occupation of France. In 2014, it was finally renovated and opened under the new name.
Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian is also in Paris to watch the Olympic Games and has joined her in attendance at several important events these last few days.
Serena Williams on growing up in poverty: “I never felt when I came into money that I needed to go buy this”
Serena Williams, today, is one of the highest-paid female athletes in the world. In the WTA Tour, no woman has won more than her when it comes to prize money. However, that does not mean she has always lived a rich lifestyle.
Williams came from a relatively poor background, hailing from Compton. She and her sisters shared a two-bedroom house with her parents, Richard and Oracene. Regardless, the American has constantly credited her parents for ensuring she never felt any limitations because of the same, which she believed helped her after she came into money in her later years.
“I never ever, ever felt broke. Looking back, I’m like, “Wow.” We lived in a two-bedroom house with seven people,” Williams said in a conversation with Uninterrupted’s Kneading Dough.
“I don’t know how my parents were able to make me feel that way, but they did, and it was special. So I never felt when I came into money that I needed to go buy this because I never wanted anything. So it was a great way,” she added.
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