NEWS
Coco Gauff shares emotional message to her ‘idol’ Serena Williams; ‘Friend and mentor’
![](https://newsteous.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot_20240720-165831.jpg)
Despite Gauff’s impressive tennis career, this marks her first time attending the prestigious and historic event. While she qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Gauff had to skip out due to contracting COVID-19. In a new letter, Gauff addresses her 17-year-old self and shares her achievements in the past four years, including developing a friendship with her idol,The letter was shared on the Paris Olympics website and shows Gauff talking to her older self about some of the things she’s most proud of in the present. “While tennis is an individual sport, you relish the relationships with your teammates,” reads the letter.