The end of Cori Gauff’s captivating run at The Championships is headline news all over the world.
“Staying grounded as her career takes off will indeed be key,” writes the New York Times, as it takes a look at what’s next for the immensely talented American teenager, who won’t be able to play a full schedule because of the age rule on the women’s WTA tour. Although the paper says Gauff’s future “does indeed look luminous,” it also points out that “so much can get in the way of a can’t-miss tennis superstar: money, distractions, injuries and more.”
The Indian Express predicts a bright future for Gauff, but also warns: “Now the trick will be to manage” the huge expectations on her after winning three main draw singles matches in her first Grand Slam. “Gauff is, after all, too young to drive a car,” says the Express.
Martina Hingis, who won all of her five Grand Slam singles titles as a teenager, tells Germany’s Bild newspaper that Gauff “is ahead of her time.” The Swiss player, who won Wimbledon at the age of 16 in 1997, says Gauff has all the hallmarks of a future champion: “She is disciplined, tactically very good. She has an incredible repertoire.”
The Los Angeles Times focuses on Sam Querrey, who plays two-time champion Rafael Nadal of Spain in the quarter-final. The tall Californian “could reprise his role as a Wimbledon giant-slayer,” headlines the paper. If Querrey, a former semi-finalist, manages to beat Nadal, it will complete a wonderful personal hat-trick. Querrey beat Novak Djokovic in 2016, and Andy Murray the next year.
The Daily Express compares Johanna Konta’s comeback win against two-time winner Petra Kvitova to football’s Champions League semi-final heroics. “Johanna Konta shows spirit of Liverpool’s Barcelona comeback in dogged Wimbledon display,” it headlines about her 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 win over the big-serving Czech. Konta, who reached the semi-final of Roland-Garros last month, “likes to give her illustrious opponents a healthy lead before using home advantage turning things on their head.”
The Tribune-Review, of the US state of Pennsylvania, runs an interview with the high school coach of Alison Riske, who stunned women’s No.1 seed and reigning French Open winner Ashleigh Barty on Monday. “We knew she was unstoppable,” Brandt Bowman tells the paper. “She had the ability, and she had a strong work ethic.” Riske plays 23-time Grand Slam singles winner Serena Williams in the next round.
And finally, The Times of London reports on the friendship between Czech tennis player Karolina Muchova and Australian film star Rebel Wilson. “The story of the friendship’s genesis is a quintessentially modern one,” writes The Times, explaining the pair first connected on social media, before going out for dinner during last year’s US Open. “It’s crazy,” said Muchova after beating the No.3 seed, Karolina Pliskova, also of the Czech Republic, on Monday.
