It’s fair to say that we’ve gone through a bit of a shakeup in the sporting world in recent months. To state the obvious, coronavirus has caused havoc in sports all around the world. With such dark times looming around so many nations of the world, however, we figured it was time to focus on some of the positives in the sporting world. Specifically, we thought we’d take the time to highlight some of the most exciting young athletes that are filling sports fans with joy in recent years.
Whether you enjoy betting on these players, watching them in action, or simply following their success stories, we are sure you will enjoy the information contained within the categories below.
CoCo Gauff (16yo) - Tennis
CoCo Gauff shot to fame at Wimbledon in 2019, when she managed to overcome the previous champion, Venus Williams, by a score of 6-4 6-4. She showed the world that she is a player to be taken seriously, and she managed to achieve such a feat at just 15 years old. This makes her the youngest female player in almost 20 years to make it through the first round in the ladies championships. Ironically, it was Venus Williams’ sister Serena who first inspired Gauff to start playing tennis.
Gauff wasn’t done there, however, for she progressed to the fourth round at Wimbledon, and then replicated this performance at the US Open. In 2020 she reached the fourth round of the Australian Open tournament, losing to Sofia Kenin who went on to win the event. After her performance at the Australian Open, she's already referred to as a new legend. We have a feeling that CoCo will be putting schoolwork on the back burner this year as she concentrates on her tennis, and we can’t wait to watch how she develops over the next few years.
She is now 16 years old and has a net worth of $500,000 - not bad for someone who is only just old enough to drive in the USA!
Rodrygo (19yo – Real Madrid) - Football
It’s about time a young Brazilain footballer started to emerge through the ranks. Rodrygo is currently just 19 years old, and he is already impressing the managers at the famous Real Madrid club. He made the move to Real Madrid back in 2019 for a cool €45 million, which was pretty large for a player who is still a teenager. He plays on the wing for Madrid right now, and he is quick, skillful, and cool under pressure.
These traits caught the attention of the Brazilian national squad too, and Rodrygo made his debut for them at just 18 years old. Coming back to his domestic career, when he was called up to play for Real Madrid in the first team, he scored his debut goal within one minute. Since then he has also gone on to put in stellar performances in the Champions League, so we are excited about this guy right now!
Simone Biles (23yo) - Gymnastics
Simone Biles is just an absolute superstar - no questions asked. She made her mark on the world back in the Rio Olympics in 2016, with an incredible 4 gold medals and 1 bronze. All of this was achieved when she was just 19 years old too, which is even more impressive. For those who thought that this was just a fluke or a one-off, Biles went on to claim 5 gold medals during the World Championships in 2019.
She is understandably one of the very best athletes to emerge from the USA in recent years, and her global performances will no doubt get better and better as time goes on. It would have been fantastic to watch her in action at the 2020 Olympics, but unfortunately, with global events, we will need to wait until 2021 to see her perform on such a stage.
Conclusion
Sport is slowly but surely returning to our screens, and indeed to our world. We truly hope that these three superstars are staying fit and healthy during this downtime, and we feel that they will come back hungrier than ever for success. This hunger will no doubt drive even more impressive performances from all of them, although we have a feeling that we won’t truly see them all back in full flow until 2021.
One thing is certain, however, we will be tuning in for when they are back in action.
