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Coco Gauff's maternal grandmother, Yvonne Lee Odom, helped integrate Delray Beach public schools more than 60 years ago as a teenager.
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Yvonne Lee Odom has had a 45-year teaching career in Delray Beach, she desegregated Palm Beach County schools as a 15-year-old high school sophomore and is tennis star Coco Gauff’s grandmother.
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President Joe Biden, Barack and Michelle Obama, tennis legend Billie Jean King and former President Bill Clinton were among those praising Coco Gauff with messages.
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Speaking to WLRN at the 2023 Miami Open, the sixth-ranked tennis player in the world paid tribute to the WTA's five decades of breakthroughs in women’s sports — and revealed she's launching her own foundation to help aspiring young players.
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The 17-year-old was expected to lead the U.S. tennis team at the Tokyo Olympics. A positive coronavirus test has dashed her hopes of competing in the Games.