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This is it for Coco Gauff – the last event of a grueling 2022 season for the 18-year-old American tennis star.

Gauff hopes to go out with a stars-and-stripes bang in 토토커뮤니티Scotland before returning to South Florida for rest, relaxation and little more sun than found in Great Britain this time of year.

After having a rough time at last week’s WTA season-ending토토검증커뮤니티 championships in Fort Worth, Texas, Gauff boarded a plane for Glasgow for a nine-hour flight to be one of five women to represent the United States in the Billie Jean Cup Finals (formerly known as The Fed Cup, women’s version of the Davis Cup).

It was a long haul, but Gauff is pumped even after 먹튀검증losing all three matches at the round-robin WTA event that invites the top 8 players.

“It’s definitely a trip, but finishing the year off on 토토사이트this note will be great for me,’’ Gauff told The Palm Beach Post in a phone interview from Glasgow. “

Coco Gauff returns a shot against Iga Swiatek during a Nov. 5 match at the 2022 WTA Finals.

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"Texas didn’t go the way I wanted it to go. That motivated me even more to come here, Gauff continued. "It’s very rare tennis experiences a team atmosphere. I played other team sports like basketball. That’s the one thing I did miss from playing (basketball). The Billie Jean Cup is what brings you closest to that.’’

The USA matches start Wednesday against Poland, then Friday against the Czech Republic. If USA advances, it will play in the semifinals Saturday. (The USA matches will be televised by Tennis Channel).

Despite her Texas troubles, Gauff, who turns 19 in March, was absolutely satisfied with her year. She will finish ranked 7th in the world.

In her breakthrough moment, Gauff took Paris by storm in marching to the French Open finals. At the US Open in September, Gauff advanced to her first quarterfinals with “Let’s Go Coco’’ chants echoing into the Flushing Meadows air. She became the youngest US woman to advance to the US Open quarters in 13 years.

All this during her first year with age restrictions lifted, allowing a full slate.

“Obviously it was a great year,’’ Gauff said. “I have a lot of high expectations for myself. Overall, I think it’s the best year of my career so far. It’s the most I’ve played tournament-wise. I hope next year is even better.’’

In Fort Worth, Gauff was 0-3, including losses to US Open champion Iga Swiatek and the eventual WTA champion Caroline Garcia, who also upended Gauff in Queens.

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