#15-year-old sensation Coco Gauff awarded wildcard to US Open after her rise to stardom at Wimbledon

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15-year-old sensation Coco Gauff awarded wildcard to US Open after her rise to stardom at Wimbledon 

15-year sensation Coco Gauff gave wildcard to US Open after her rise to stardom in Wimbledon

Cori & # 39; Coco & # 39; Gauff reached the fourth round in Wimbledon in July

She defeated Venus Williams in the first round and won on her Center Court debut

15-year-old eventually lost to champion Simona Halep in round four

She is now playing her second Grand Slam in New York in two weeks

By Kieran Jackson for Mailonline

Published: 18:59 BST, August 13, 2019 | Updated: 18:59 BST, August 13, 2019

Coco Gauff, the 15-year-old who singles the fourth round of ladies on Wimbledon has received a wildcard for the US Open.

Gauff was one of the stars of the Wimbledon fourteen days after qualifying for the tournament before defeating idol Venus Williams in the first round

Eventually she lost until final champion Simona Halep on Court No 1, but her rapid turnout was enough for the USTA to give her a direct place in the women's singles in New York.

Coco Gauff & # 39; s progress to "Wimbledon" of Wimbledon

Gauff, 15, saved two match points in her third round match against Polona Hercog at Center

Gauff & # 39; s journey to Wimbledon started in qualifying, where she sent crossed three games drop a set there.

She was then drawn against 39-year-old Venus Williams, a match between the oldest player in the draw and the youngest, with a staggering 24-year gap. Gauff, with her brand aggressive, powerful tennis at the back of the field, swept Venus aside in straight sets on Court No. 1.

The 15-year-old has only played a hard court tournament since Wimbledon, Washington

Gauff defeated former Wimbledon semi-finalist Magdelana Rybarikova in round two, before she won a marathon match against Polona Hercog during her debut at the Center Court, which saved poi with two matches nts in memorable scenes of Friday night

And although Halep was a step too far, Gauff had a set of different fans encased on both sides of the Atlantic.

Since Wimbledon, Gauff plays in the Citi Open in Washington, where despite a first round exit she won the doubles with fellow teenager Caty McNally, 17, who has also received a wildcard for the US Open.

Jack Sock received a wildcard in the singles at the US Open

The other wildcards for ladies singles have been awarded the 2011 champion Samantha Stosur from Australia, the French Diane Parry and the Americans Kristie Ahn, Francesca Di Lorenzo, Whitney Osuigwe and Katie Volynets.

Meanwhile, on the man's side, there is a place for former top 10 player Jack Sock, who won the men's doubles last year at Wimbledon with Mike Bryan but has not won any singles this year.

The other recipients are Ernesto Escobedo, Bjorn Fratangelo, Marcos Giron, Denis Kudla and Zachary Svajda from the United States as well as Frenchman Antoine Hoang.

The US Open, the last Grand Slam of the Year, starts on August 26.

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