Girl, 15, beats Venus and declares: I want to be the greatest

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Girl, 15, beats Venus and declares: I want to be the greatest
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Cori 'Coco' Gauff played with a composure well above her 15 years in ousting one of her idols, the 39-year-old Venus Williams, 6-4 6-4 in her first grand slam match, and then declared: 'I want to be the greatest.'

Youth took center stage at Wimbledon on the opening day -- yet it was the youngest of them all who bettered three others tipped for longer stays at tennis' oldest grand slam.

Cori"Coco" Gauff on the Williams sisters 01:51But the grass of southwest London conversely flummoxed twice grand slam winner Naomi Osaka and upcoming men's stars Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev. While there were tears of joy for Gauff, Osaka's post-match press conference was cut short after the 21-year-old asked:"Can I leave? I feel like I am going to cry.

Roger Revealed: Time with tennis great Federer 22:09Williams not pleased with her own gameWilliams said the"sky was the limit" for Gauff -- but the five-time tournament winner also stressed this wasn't her best outing. It was confirmed by the numbers, 22 unforced errors and 12 winners. "She played so well. Even all the shank balls went in," said Williams, who suffered her third opening-round exit at Wimbledon in three decades."I actually didn't play well.

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