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Coco Gauff is giving back to the sport that has given her so much. The tennis superstar has unveiled a renovated tennis court in Delray Beach, Florida, as part of the USTA’s $3 million US Open Legacy Initiative, which was created in honor of Gauff’s 2023 US Open title and is dedicated “to the refurbishment of tennis courts across the country.” Gauff, 20, moved to Delray Beach when she was 8, so it made sense to choose these courts.
“I am a product of the strong community — and the village it took to get me to where I am now,” she said while speaking at a ceremony unveiling the court. The connection to Delray runs even deeper than a tennis court, though. The baseball field next door to the refurbished court is dedicated to her grandparents, with her grandfather having integrated the city’s first Little League team and her grandmother integrated its high school.
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