LONDON: Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams said it was an honour a poster of her had been on Cori Gauff’s wall and that soon pictures of the new 15-year-old sensation would be adorning other young girls’ walls as a role model for a new generation.
Gauff said the Williams sisters are the reason she took up a racquet although she put her idolisation of them aside when she beat Venus Williams in straight sets on Monday.
Serena, speaking after she had reached the second round with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Italian qualifier Giulia Gatto-Monticone, said it was great there would be a new tennis poster girl for a younger generation. – AFP
