Serena Williams reacts during the match against Qiang Wang at the Australian Open in Melbourne January 24, 2020. — Reuters pic
Five hours later, the 15-year-old Gauff pulled off an upset of her own, defeating reigning champion Naomi Osaka 6-3, 6-4 in 67 minutes. But Williams signalled that she will not go quietly in her quest to equal or perhaps surpass the record 24 Grand Slams won by Australia’s Margaret Court. Williams’s last Grand Slam title came three years ago in Melbourne, when she was pregnant with daughter Olympia.
Gauff and her idol Williams spent time on and off court in pre-season and Williams said in Melbourne that she had been “nowhere near” Gauff’s level when the same tender age.
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