Gauff hails influence of Williams sisters in US Open triumph

Gauff secured her first Grand Slam title with a three-set win over Sabalenka in Saturday's US Open final

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00:00 Yes, crazy. I mean, they're the reason why I have this trophy today, to be honest.

00:06 They've allowed me to believe in this dream, you know, growing up.

00:09 You know, there wasn't too many just black tennis players dominating the sport.

00:14 It was literally I mean, at that time when I was younger,

00:17 it was just them that I can remember.

00:20 And obviously more came because of their their legacy.

00:23 So it made the dream more believable.

00:25 But all the things that they had to go through,

00:27 they made it easier for someone like me to do this.

00:30 I mean, you look back at the history with the Indian Wells, with Serena,

00:34 all she had to go through, Venus fighting for equal pay.

00:37 Yeah, it's just like it's crazy.

00:41 And it's an honor to be in that kind of lineup and as them.

00:44 And I'm looking at it and she's won this a lot of times.

00:47 Yeah.

00:50 (laughing)