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Summer of Coco Gauff reaches US Open semis fueled by 19-year-old star's love of the game — and the moment

If 2019 featured the Wimbledon of Coco, this is the Summer of Coco.

Four years ago, Coco Gauff shot to prominence in tennis and beyond when, at 15 years old, she became the youngest Wimbledon qualifier ever, then went on to beat living legend Venus Williams in the first round and advance to the Round of 16.

On Tuesday, Gauff advanced to the semifinals of the US Open for the first time, making short work of Latvian Jelena Ostapenko 6-0, 6-2 in a match that took just over an hour.

Coco Gauff is on to her first semifinals at the #USOpen pic.