Where 15-year-old Coco Gauff's Wimbledon run ranks among other impressive teen performances
Coco Gauff did it again.
The 15-year-old American advanced to the Round of 16 at Wimbledon by defeating Slovenian Polona Hercog 3-6, 7-6, 7-5 on Friday, making her the youngest to go this far in the tournament since Jennifer Capriati made the semifinals at 15 in 1991.
Only two teenagers have won Wimbledon previously; Maria Sharapova secured the 2004 title at 17, and Boris Becker captured the 1985 crown on the men's side at 17 as well.
A teenager excelling in a professional setting is not rare, but it's certainly something you don't see every day. Here's a look at some of the top performances among teenyboppers in recent years -- athletes who remain at the top of their games (with all due respect to the likes of others, such as Nadia Comaneci, Dwight Gooden and Wayne Gretzky).
LeBron James (Basketball)
The LeBron hype began all the way back in 2003, when James went from No. 1 overall pick and savior of his home city of Cleveland to a prolific scorer throughout the 2003-04 season.
As a 19-year-old, James averaged 20.9 points per game with 5.9 assists and 5.5 rebounds, setting up the legendary career he's gone on to have.
Katie Ledecky (Swimming)
Ledecky first broke onto the scene during the 2012 Olympic Games in London, where she was the youngest athlete from the U.S. delegation. She captured her first gold medal, in the 800 freestyle, as a 15-year-old.
And she was just getting started.
Ledecky took the competition by storm four years later in Rio de Janeiro. At 19, the Bethesda, Maryland, native swam to four gold medals and added a silver to her collection while setting a pair of world records in the 400 and 800 freestyle.
Sidney Crosby (Hockey)
As an encore to the 102-point season he complied as a rookie in 2005-06, when the Calder Trophy went to Alex Ovechkin, Crosby scored 36 goals and finished with 120 points to lead the league the following season.
That netted him the Hart Trophy as the MVP when he was just 19.
Simone Biles (Gymnastics)
While Ledecky churned it up in the pool during the 2016 Olympics, Biles was excelling in the gymnasium.
At 19, the Texas native set the American record for most gold medals during a single Games (four) and helped the U.S. win the team gold over Russia.
Juan Soto (Baseball)
Soto began the 2018 season in Class A before finding himself in the major leagues six weeks later.
The Washington Nationals brought him up for good reason, of course: The 19-year-old couldn't stop hitting.
Soto went on to bat .292/.406/.517 with 22 homers and 70 RBI -- a statistically better rookie campaign than Bryce Harper, who debuted with the Nationals at 19 in 2012.
Chloe Kim (Snowboarding)
The media darling from the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, the then-17-year-old Kim won the halfpipe gold medal and became the youngest woman to not only win the event, but land two 1080-degree spins in Olympic competition.