Wimbledon: Teen player upset tennis veteran Williams
15-year-old Cori Gauff stuns Venus Williams in Wimbledon's first round, huge disappointment for 5-time Wimbledon winner
By Can Erozden
ANKARA (AA) - A teenage tennis player from the U.S., Cori Gauff beat Venus Williams in the first round of the 2019 Wimbledon, late Monday.
World number 313, Gauff, 15, won against 39-year-old Williams -- a five-time Wimbledon champion -- in the first round by 6-4 and 6-4 set victories.
"Venus told me congratulations and keep going, she said good luck and I told her thanks for everything she did," Gauff said over her victory.
"It's the first time I have ever cried after winning a match," Gauff stated as she beat one of her idols.
Gauff previously said that she saw Williams sisters, Venus and Serena as her role models.
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