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French Open: Coco Gauff youngest in 15 years to enter Grand Slam QF

She is also the youngest American woman to book a place in the last eight in Paris since Jennifer Capriati in 1993.

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Coco Gauff. Pic/AFP

Coco Gauff. Pic/AFP

Coco Gauff became the youngest Grand Slam quarter-finalist in 15 years on Monday when she defeated Tunisia's Ons Jabeur at the French Open claiming she "dreams big but aims higher". Gauff, 17, swept to a 53-minute 6-3, 6-1 win and takes on Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic for a place in the semi-finals. At the age of 17 years and 86 days, Gauff is the youngest woman to reach the last eight of a Slam since Nicole Vaidisova who made the quarter-finals at Roland Garros in 2006 aged 17 years and 44 days. 

She is also the youngest American woman to book a place in the last eight in Paris since Jennifer Capriati in 1993. "You know, my message has always been 'dream big and aim higher'. I think that today was honestly coming from that message of aiming higher," she said. "I could easily have said I'm satisfied with the fourth round and everything, but today I think I just came in more hungry and wanting more compared to the last times I have been in the fourth round." 

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