Paris Olympics: Coco Gauff To Make History As Youngest US Flag Bearer At Opening Ceremony

Women tennis participant Coco Gauff will carry the U.S. flag on the Paris Olympic Opening Ceremony on Friday, turning into the youngest American to get this honour. Gauff, 20, was chosen by her fellow U.S. Olympic crew members, making her the primary tennis participant to function a U.S. flag-bearer at both a gap or closing ceremony. Joining her can be NBA star LeBron James, named the male flag-bearer on Monday. Gauff, born in March 2004, will surpass the report beforehand held by Cindy Nelson, an Alpine skier who served as flag-bearer for the U.S. on the Opening Ceremony of the 1976 Winter Games.

Ranked a career-high No. 2 on the planet in singles, Gauff has received her first Grand Slam titles in each singles and doubles over the previous yr. At the U.S. Open final September, she grew to become the youngest American to win a Grand Slam singles title since Serena Williams claimed her first title at 17 in 1999.

Furthermore, on the French Open this previous June, Gauff teamed with Czech Katerina Siniakova to seize the ladies’s doubles title, turning into the youngest lady to win a Grand Slam in each singles and doubles in 19 years.

She made the Tokyo Olympic crew at age 17 however was pressured to withdraw 5 days earlier than the opening ceremony after testing optimistic for Covid-19.

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