#Latest news with #prodigiesWashington Post3 days agoEntertainmentWashington PostWith a Tiafoe in her corner, Hailey Baptiste's game is surging in ParisSpoiled in recent years by the likes of Coco Gauff and Carlos Alcaraz and informed by teenage prodigies dotting the sport's history, tennis fans are accustomed to stories of near-instant success. Gauff became a star at 15 with a fairy-tale run to the round of 16 at Wimbledon. Alcaraz made it to the quarterfinals of the fourth major tournament he ever played, the U.S. Open, then won the title the year after that.
Washington Post3 days agoEntertainmentWashington PostWith a Tiafoe in her corner, Hailey Baptiste's game is surging in ParisSpoiled in recent years by the likes of Coco Gauff and Carlos Alcaraz and informed by teenage prodigies dotting the sport's history, tennis fans are accustomed to stories of near-instant success. Gauff became a star at 15 with a fairy-tale run to the round of 16 at Wimbledon. Alcaraz made it to the quarterfinals of the fourth major tournament he ever played, the U.S. Open, then won the title the year after that.