Tennis player Coco Gauff shared her insight on what motivates her to perform well during a press conference following her win on Tuesday, which qualified her for the U.S. Open women's semifinals.

Gauff, 19, beat Jelena Ostapenko 0-6, 2-6. Afterward, she was asked by a reporter how her practice contributed to her performance.

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"I think it’s just putting my life into perspective. I mean, at first, I used to think negative things like why is it so much pressure, why is this so hard, blah blah blah," Gauff said. "And I realized that this isn't, like in a way it's pressure, but it’s not — I mean, there’s people struggling to feed their families. There’s people who don’t know when the next meal is going to come from. There's people who have to pay their bills. That’s real pressure. That’s real hardship. That’s real life."

"I'm in a very privileged position. I’m getting paid to do but I love getting support to do what I love, and that's something that I don’t take for granted," Gauff added.

The athlete, who is ranked sixth in the Women's Tennis Association, said that she gained that perspective by observing the situation in New York, as the tournament is held in Queens. Gauff mentioned that what she's seen in the city is different from her hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. She acknowledged that she is "lucky and grateful."

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Gauff broke the record for the youngest player to qualify for the main Wimbledon draw since its inception in 1968. She was 15 at the time. At 17, she qualified for the Tokyo Olympics but had to withdraw when she contracted the coronavirus. At the time, she was the youngest player ranked in the top 100 by the Women's Tennis Association and held a career-high ranking of world No. 23 in singles tennis.

Gauff faced off against Karolina Muchova on Thursday.