18-Year-Old Coco Gauff the Latest to Venture Into NFTS After the Likes of Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka

Coco Gauff, the American tennis ace, has shocked the entire tennis world with her amazing run at the French Open. People always knew she had the talent to achieve some outstanding records, as witnessed by her victory over the seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams in 2019 at Wimbledon. But no one imagined her dominance in the game will start so early in her career.

The 18-year-old has raised her value in both the tennis world and the business sector with her performance in the recent Grand Slam. Although the organizations that succeeded in evaluating her potential early will enjoy the fruit of their decision, like Autograph. The company deals in digital assets.

Autograph launches collection of Coco Gauff

The process of forging the American’s collection has been completed, and it is ready to enter the market. As the company announced, “The Future is Coco Gauff. The first Coco Gauff NFTs are available today at 3pm ET.”

Further, with the NFL legend Tom Brady as the cofounder, this NFT platform aims to bring in superstars and athletes from all around the world and create digital experiences along with collections for fans.

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Apart from Gauff, Naomi Osaka, Tiger Woods and Usain Bolt have also shaken hands with Brady’s company. Also, Autograph recently raised 35 Millions dollars via funding to reach the valuation of 735 million dollars.

Gauff in this year’s French Open

The rising American star, after an insignificant start to the season, stepped on the clay courts of the French Open. The tournament which tossed out top players like Osaka and Halep in the initial rounds didn’t bother the reinvigorated American teenager. Gauff seemed strong from the very first round of the tournament.

The 18-year-old took down her first opponent in straight sets. Thereafter she locked horns with the former world No. 15 Kaia Kanepi and thrashed her, 6-3 6-4. Then she out-muscled Elise Mertens with a 6-4 and a bagel.

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Following that, she met fellow American and close friend Sloane Stephens in the quarterfinals and the Italian Martina Trevisan in the semifinals. After beating both, she became the youngest finalist of a major event since Maria Sharapova in 2004. Further in the finals, Gauff tussled with the World No.1 Iga Swiatek. Unfortunately, the teenager suffered a straight-set loss, as Swiatek secured her second Grand Slam title.

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