In some ways, Coco Gauff is very much a typical 18-year-old, striding into Court Philippe Chatrier for her French Open semifinal on Thursday with earbuds in place, listening to a playlist she explained is “called ‘Rap’ — and I can't say the next word.”
And in some ways, she is an old soul, anything but a run-of-the-mill teen — or run-of-the-mill tennis player.
