I don’t know if any of you are interested in or follow tennis, but there is a serious changing of the guard happening right now.  I personally started playing tennis over 50 years ago and still play today.  I follow professional tennis closely and love the grand slam events.  This year is a seismic shift in the sport with both young women and men rising  and challenging the pillars of the sport.  The new guard in women’s tennis burst onto the scene last year when 20 year old Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams last year for the US Open championship.  It continued this year when 15 year old Coco Gauff defeated Venus Williams in the first round of Wimbledon, reaching the third round before she was defeated by eventual tournament champion, Simona Halep.

Tonight, Coco and Naomi met in the third round of the US Open in NY, and Naomi won decisively in straight sets to move on to the round of 16; while important, that was not as significant as what happened after the match was over.  I let you see it for yourself first:

What we are seeing is a changing of the guard in tennis, and it seems it is in good hands.  This new generation is setting an example for all, and this old tennis player loves it.

1. Coco Gauff, a 15 year-old tennis phenom from Delray Florida earned a slot in the first round of Wimbledon by winning in the qualification round.  That accomplishment was pretty darn good, but she burst onto the tennis scene by beating…wait for it…Venus Williams in her first round match.  AND, she beat Venus in straight sets.  In the second round she beat veteran Magdalena Rybarikova, also in straight sets.  Today, in the third round against Polona Hercog, fighting off two match points in the second set, coming back to win not only that set, but also the third  for the win.  Want to see the next generation of world class tennis players?  Watch for Coco.

Here’s the final point for the win today.