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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>American Coco Gauff returns to the site of her career breakthrough next week at Wimbledon, once again on the hunt for a maiden major title that has been predicted ever since she burst onto the scene at the All England Club.<\/p>\n

The youngest player ever in the professional era to survive the Wimbledon qualifying draw, she was 15 when she first made her mark at the grasscourt Grand Slam and beat her idol Venus Williams in a dream run to the fourth round four years ago.<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old seventh seed now wants to make the home of her extraordinary main draw debut into the scene of her greatest triumph, after reaching the quarterfinals at a major four times.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I saw her play at 15 years old at Wimbledon and beat Williams, I for sure thought by now she would have won a major,\u201d ESPN analyst and 18-times major winner Chris Evert told reporters this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s probably better for her because it\u2019s not happening overnight; she\u2019s not a flash in the pan. She\u2019s just going gradually on her path in a slower way. I think that\u2019s going to benefit her in the long run.\u201d<\/p>\n

Better, perhaps, in the long run, but Gauff made no secret of her frustration when she bounced out of the Australian open in the fourth round this year.<\/p>\n

Months later, world No 1 Iga Swiatek ended her Roland Garros campaign in the quarterfinals after beating her in the final at the claycourt major a year ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t say I\u2019m more at peace. To be honest, I\u2019m still very frustrated, but I guess I\u2019m trying not to show it as much,\u201d Gauff said after her Roland Garros exit.<\/p>\n

Swiatek, who beat her in the semi-finals in Dubai this year as well, holds a 7-0 record against Gauff.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, you lose to someone seven times, you feel crappy. It\u2019s not fun at all, but also, every time I play her, I\u2019m not thinking about the previous record. I treat it as a new opportunity,\u201d said Gauff, who parted with coach Diego Moyano earlier this year, and has reportedly hired former player Pere Riba of Spain.<\/p>\n

She bounced out early from her first grasscourt event of the year in Berlin, but there were reasons for optimism as she romped to a confident 6-1 6-1 win over Briton\u2019s Jodie Burrage at Eastbourne on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The biggest question hanging over the 19-year-old, however, will be whether<\/p>\n

she can improve her much-maligned forehand, which remains among the least consistent tools in her arsenal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only trigger point for her will be the forehand. Everybody talks about it. It\u2019s probably in her head by now. On a fast surface like grass, you\u2019ve got to hit the<\/p>\n

ball in front of you, and you\u2019ve got to accelerate,\u201d said Evert. \u201cIf she can get her forehand to be a little bit more like Iga\u2019s, I think she\u2019ll have the complete game.\u201d<\/p>\n

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