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The Hindu
The Hindu
Sport
Sahil Mathur

Gauff realising her dreams via Beyonce, Bieber and Katara

Cori ‘Coco’ Gauff is not your average American teenager. Or is she?

The 19-year-old copes with stress and pressure situations in a match by thinking of Beyonce, and if she spots Justin Bieber in the crowd, it isn’t the day any opponent can get through her.

She’s a waterbender like Katara from the Avatar series, can shapeshift herself according to what her opponent has on offer. Case in point, Aryna Sabalenka, the world number one Gauff overcame to win her first Grand Slam and that too in front of home audience.

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