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American tennis star Coco Gauff has said she was “really depressed” and not enjoying playing tennis as she struggled with the “hype that I didn’t want” in the year leading up to her sensational breakthrough. Gauff became the youngest player to win a match in the Wimbledon main draw last year, going on to reach the fourth round – a feat she then matched at the Australian Open earlier this year. But the 16-year-old has revealed that the year prior to her Wimbledon debut was the “toughest for me so far” as she contemplated taking time out from the game. “Throughout my life, I was always the youngest to do things, which added hype that IREAD: Sofia Shapatava says ‘tennis may not survive’ coronavirus pandemic Playing in the Australian Open main draw at the start of the year, she defeated Venus Williams, Sorana Cirstea and defending champion Naomi Osaka before losing to eventual winner Sofia Kenin. She says that overcoming her own demons helped her achieve a more positive attitude on the court and fall back in love with the game. “I was just lost,” she said of the start of her professional career. “I was confused and overthinking if this was what I wanted or what others did. It took many moments sitting, thinking and crying. “I came out of it stronger and knowing myself better than ever. Everyone asks me how I stay calm on court and I “I came out of it stronger and knowing myself better than ever. Everyone asks me how I stay calm on court and I think it’s because I accepted who I am after overcoming low points in my life.