Coco Gauff's grandmother says tennis star deeply affected by death of George Floyd

The grandmother of Delray Beach tennis star Coco Gauff says her granddaughter was so affected by what happened to George Floyd that she canceled practice.

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WPTVSUPALL HAS MORE.< COCO GAUFF " I DEMAND CHANGENOW ITANOTHER BLACK MANLOST FOR ALL OF THIS TOHAPPEN." A SURPRISE SPEECHWITH A POWERFUL MESSAGE.

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[SOT] IFYOU ARE CHOOSING SILENCE THENYOUTHE OPPRESSOR COCO GAUFFRENEWED CALLS FOR CHANGE AREJUST THE BEGINNING.

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