It hardly seems possible that seven years have passed since a 15-year-old Coco Gauff announced herself on the world scene with a brilliant victory here over Venus Williams in the first round. Gauff has since won two grand slam titles and been ranked as high as world No 2.
Her form has been up and down, her serve and forehand occasionally brittle, especially when the pressure is ramped up. But there is no better scrapper in the game and invariably, even when things go awry, she finds a way to dig deep.
