Coco Gauff is one of the sports world’s most prominent rising faces, and she further cemented her star power at this year’s US Open. The Georgia-born talent won her second round match in straight sets against Donna Vekić on Thursday (Aug. 28) and said fellow athlete Simone Biles was her inspiration through the tough matchup.

During a difficult first set, Gauff was left in tears as she fought through the building pressure. The world No. 3-ranked player pushed through and wrapped the match up 7-6(5), 6-2. She became emotional again during her her post-match interview and took the time to acknowledge and thank Biles who was watching in the stands.

“She helped me pull it out. I was just thinking if she can go on a six-inch beam and do that under all the pressure of the world, then I c

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