15-year-old Coco Gauff makes Wimbledon history, defeats Venus Williams

A Florida teen just made history at Wimbledon!

Cori "Coco" Gauff, a 15-year-old American, defeated five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams in the first round of the tennis tournament on Monday, 6-4, 6-4.

Gauff, who was born in Georgia and now lives in Delray Beach, is the 12th youngest player to compete in women's singles at Wimbledon since 1968.

Gauff, playing in her first Grand Slam match, converted her fourth match point when Williams sent a forehand into the net. Gauff, overcome with emotion, broke into sobs before shaking hands with her opponent.

According to the U.S. Tennis Association, with Monday's impressive victory, Gauff is now the youngest qualifier to ever win a match at Wimbledon.

To put this into perspective, the 39-year-old Williams had won four of her seven Grand Slam titles before Gauff was even born in 2004.

Gauff now moves onto round two of Wimbledon.

Congrats Coco!

WPTV and the Associated Press contributed to this report.