Coco Gauff clinched the fourth and final U.S. Olympic women’s singles spot and, should she want to go to Tokyo, is set to become the youngest Olympic tennis player since 2000.
Gauff, 17, qualified after countrywoman Sloane Stephens lost in the fourth round of the French Open on Monday. Gauff is currently playing her own French Open fourth-round match, bidding for her first Grand Slam quarterfinal.
Gauff was far behind in Olympic qualifying when the Tokyo Games were postponed in March 2020, but she’s been consistently strong this year, especially in the clay season.