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There are moments in a young athlete’s career when the noise outside grows louder than the voice within. For America’s Coco Gauff, 2025 brought one such moment – not after a loss, not after an injury, but after a statistic she never expected to see plastered across tennis circles. While critics dissected every toss, every motion, every pressure point, one voice rose above the noise – steady, unwavering, and fiercely protective: Corey Gauff, her father.
As the year closed, a single number began circulating through the tennis world: 432. A statistic big enough to create headlines, bold enough to spark debate, and surprising enough to overshadow the rest of Gauff’s (where the world number 3 won two titles and finished the season with a win-loss record of 48-16). Gauff had recorded 432 double
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