Keeping Cori Gauff Healthy and Sane

WIMBLEDON, England — Tennis has its latest prodigy in Cori Gauff, the 15-year-old American who upset Venus Williams, once a wonder child herself, in the first round of Wimbledon of Monday.

This sport, more than most, has long relied on the emergence of such youngsters to drive interest and refresh itself. Tracy Austin. Bjorn Borg. Steffi Graf. Monica Seles. Boris Becker. Michael Chang. Jennifer Capriati. Martina Hingis. The Williams sisters. Maria Sharapova. Rafael Nadal.

The list is extensive, punctuated with cautionary tales. As tennis has become a more physically demanding sport, these breakout moments have been trending later. The seasons ahead will show whether Gauff, the youngest woman’s qualifier in the Open era at Wimbledon, will go on to be a great champion or an early bloomer who was unable to sustain her head start.

[Read abouthow Cori Gauff managed her game and her nervesagainst Venus Williams.]

Corey Gauff, the player’s father, longtime coach and the inspiration for his daughter’s name, has attempted to do what he can to help her chances of long-term success. One of his self-appointed tasks: studying tennis prodigies extensively.

Source: The New York Times

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