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Coco Gauff: Meet French Open 2022 finalist who spoke against gun violence

It is not the first time that the 18-year-old Coco Gauff, a finalist in the French Open 2022 has made headlines for speaking out against violence. Here's a look at her young and promising career

Coco Gauff after making it to the finals of the French Open 2022. Photo: @CocoGauff
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Coco Gauff after making it to the finals of the French Open 2022. Photo: @CocoGauff

Abhishek Singh New Delhi
Cory Coco Gauff is now the youngest finalist in more than 20 years at the Roland Garros, commonly called the French Open. But more than the news of her becoming the youngest finalist since Kim Clijsters in 2001, it was her message: “Peace End Gun Violence” followed by a heart which she wrote on the camera after her comfortable 6-3, 6-1 win against Italy's Martina Trevisan in the Semi-Final of the French Open 2022. 
"Today I think I played the best I could"

No.18 @CocoGauff on reaching her first Grand Slam final at

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