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Coco Gauff is doing just fine, thank you very much. Just six weeks after testing positive for COVID-19 and subsequently withdrawing from the Olympic Games in Tokyo, the 17-year-old tennis wunderkind is eagerly anticipating a return to normal—which, unlike most teenagers her age, includes competing in the 2021 US Open. “Everything that’s happened just makes you appreciate life a lot more,” she tells ELLE.com. “I’m happy to be healthy and back on the court.”