Gauff honored by U.S. Senate for US Open win

A month after her maiden Grand Slam triumph, Coco Gauff
On Tuesday, the offices of four U.S. senators announced that the legislative body unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution to congratulate the American teenager on her historic US Open victory last month.
The senators who introduced the resolution -- Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) -- represent Gauff's two home states: She was born in Atlanta, Ga. and resides in Delray Beach, Fla.
“ Coco Gauff
🎾Game, Set, Match: Sen. Ossoff, @SenMarcoRubio, @SenatorWarnock, and @SenRickScott passed a bipartisan U.S. Senate resolution congratulating Coco Gauff
— Ossoff's Office (@SenOssoff) October 31, 2023View Profile on her historic @usopen championship last month.
Congratulations, @CocoGauff!https://t.co/Sv1q7XZ6ue
Coco Gauff
— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@SenatorWarnock) October 31, 2023View Profile has brought pride to the state of Georgia and the country. Now it’s officially on the congressional record.
Congratulations once again on your historic, incredible win, @CocoGauff! We’re so proud of all that you’ve accomplished. https://t.co/vDegfl74Il
Competing this week at the GNP Seguros WTA Finals Cancun, Gauff admitted that she "didn't really do anything that cool" after her crowning moment in New York -- where she became the youngest American to win a major singles title since Serena Williams in 1999 -- but that she was overwhelmed by the amount high-profile congratulations she received.
"The messages are crazy, that you get from celebrities that you watch," she said in a Tennis Channel interview after her opening win over Ons Jabeur
Gauff returns to the court in Cancun on Wednesday night vs. Iga Swiatek