Congratulations:Tennis Star Coco Gauff Breaks History as the First U.S. Tennis Player to Qualify For 2025 Olympics
Paris is Coco Gauff’s destination! The 20-year-old has mathematically secured her place in the 2024 Olympics, making her the first American tennis player to qualify.
In tennis, qualifying is basically determined by the rankings on the men’s and women’s tours. Since tennis rankings are based on the previous year, the rankings for the Olympics would be based on points won from June 11, 2023, to June 10, 2024. The rankings are based on June 10, 2024, which is immediately following the French Open.
There will be 64 players in the men’s and women’s singles draws at the Olympics. 56 of those 64 players—up to four per country—will advance based on ranking.
In other words, Gauff will still have enough points to qualify even if she loses every game from now until June 10. After testing positive for COVID-19 prior to the competition, she was forced to withdraw from the 2020 Olympics, which were held in Tokyo in 2021.
Gauff stated earlier this year that winning an Olympic medal is one of her objectives. In January, she stated, “Winning an Olympic medal was one of the goals I wrote down on my vision thing, vision note, in my phone.” “To be perfectly honest, I do not give a damn about the event. Whether a medal is gold, silver, or bronze, it seems to me that it makes no difference. Yes, it is important.
Obviously I want to win in singles. Whether it were in singles or doubles, I think I would like it just as much. In a way, I suppose, it is not the same as a Slam. “I want a medal at any of the competitions,” is all I wrote.
