Seven months after 15-year-old American tennis sensation Coco Gauff made an incredible run at Wimbledon that included a win over Venus Williams, she delivered a stunner of an upset at the 2020 Australian Open.
She defeated third-seeded Naomi Osaka in the third round in straight sets. Osaka, you’ll recall, invited Gauff up to join her for the post-match interview after she took down Gauff at the 2019 U.S. Open, an incredibly classy moment for the ages.
After this upset, Gauff gave the best post-match interview — “Honestly, like, what is my life?” — and saying she needed to get a selfie with the legendary Rod Laver, for whom Rod Laver Arena is named:
Laver later said he’d oblige:
What an upset! Gauff made some history with the win:
