15-Year-Old Cori Gauff br Defeats Venus Williams br at Wimbledon The five-time singles br champion was defeated in her br first round match in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4. The one hour, nineteen br minute match marked br Gauff's Wimbledon debut. Venus Williams, br via 'NYT' In the Open era, Gauff br is the youngest woman br ever to qualify for the br Wimbledon main draw. Williams and her sister br Serena have been role br models for Gauff. Gauff has been quoted as br saying she wants to be br "the greatest of all time." Gauff's second round br match is against the br Wimbledon 2017 semifinalist, br Magdalena Rybarikova.