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US Open 2022 LIVE: Coco Gauff says she earned first paycheck as Serena ‘stunt double’: Follow US Open Tennis LIVE

US Open 2022 LIVE: Coco Gauff says she earned first paycheck as Serena ‘stunt double’: Follow US Open Tennis LIVE

US Open 2022 LIVE: American Coco Gauff often talks about compatriot Serena Williams as an inspiration and on Friday she said the 23-time Grand Slam winner is partially to thank for her first paycheck too. Follow US Open LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN Also read – Forbes Highest Paid Player: Roger Federer highest paid TENNIS player […]

US Open 2022 LIVE: American Coco Gauff often talks about compatriot Serena Williams as an inspiration and on Friday she said the 23-time Grand Slam winner is partially to thank for her first paycheck too. Follow US Open LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN

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US Open 2022 LIVE: Coco Gauff says she earned first paycheck as Serena ‘stunt double’: Follow US Open Tennis LIVE

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The 18-year-old French Open finalist earned her first wages playing the role of a young Williams for an airline commercial, Gauff told reporters ahead of Monday’s U.S. Open main draw start and snagged a photo with her childhood idol on the set.

“I first met Serena – she definitely doesn’t know this – I think I was nine or 10 years old. They needed a stunt double to play a young version of her just the face down,” said Gauff.

“I think it was for a Delta commercial. I don’t think they ever used it but that was, like, my first check I ever got as a kid. She doesn’t know this but the first money I ever made for myself was because of her, doing a commercial.”

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US Open 2022 LIVE: Coco Gauff says she earned first paycheck as Serena ‘stunt double’: Follow US Open Tennis LIVE

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Fan-favourite Gauff joined her U.S. Open competitors in offering praise for Williams, who won her first major title before Gauff was born and will soon retire after having inspired a generation of Black athletes.

“Growing up I never thought that I was different because the No. 1 player in the world was somebody who looked like me,” said Gauff. “I think that’s the biggest thing that I can take from what I’ve learned from Serena.”

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