'Am I a veteran now?' - Gauff through to first Wimbledon semi-final

Gauff beats Pegula to reach first Wimbledon semi-finalImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Coco Gauff is the sixth player since 2000 to reach the women's singles semi-finals at all four Grand Slams before turning 23ByHarry PooleBBC Sport journalist at WimbledonPublished10 minutes agoCoco Gauff is through to her first Wimbledon semi-final after battling to a comeback victory over Jessica Pegula.Two-time Grand Slam singles champion Gauff had never previously gone beyond the fourth round at the All England Club and suffered a first-round exit last year.However, she recovered from an error-strewn start against world number four Pegula, who was the highest-ranked player left in the singles draw, to win 4-6 6-3 6-3.The 22-year-old is the youngest player to reach the semi-finals at all four Grand Slams since Maria Sharapova, who achieved that feat at the 2007 French Open.The seventh seed was hindered by four double faults and 17 unforced errors in the opening set.But as she has done all tournament, Gauff showed excellent fighting spirit to become the first woman to reach the singles semi-finals with four three-set wins for 30 years."I think a lot of people had me going out in the first or second round this tournament," Gauff joked afterwards."After seven years playing in this tournament, it is the first time I've walked onto Centre Court and not felt nervous. "So I don't know - am I becoming a veteran already?"Gauff will face either Naomi Osaka or Karolina Muchova, who meet later on Tuesday, for a place in Saturday's final.Pegula was ultimately punished for failing to take her opportunities early in the second set, when she forced three break points in her opponent's first two games.The momentum flipped when Gauff capitalised on a poor game from Pegula, breaking to love and maintaining her composure to battle back from 0-30 down as she served out the set to level the match.The topsy-turvy nature of the contest continued...