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The Williams sisters are quite something, hey? Between them,  over a period of sixteen years, they have managed to put eleven Wimbledon trophies on the mantelpiece next to the other kaggelkakkies (which turns out to be more trophies from other grand slams). They probably have enough trophies to melt down and turn into a statue bigger than the one of oom Nelson Mandela in Sandton Square. These two sisters played formidable tennis over the years, had the most imposing serves and changed women’s tennis forever…

This past Monday, women’s tennis was probably changed again. It might be a little bit early to wildly speculate, but I reckon we’re dealing with a definite tipping point. Cori Gauff, also known as Coco Gauff, who is ranked 313th in the world, beat Venus Williams in her first round match with straight sets of 6–4, 6–4.  The big significance here is that Coco is only 15 years old!
Here is her brief CV:
In 2017, aged 13, she became the youngest ever finalist in the girls’ singles event at the US Open.
She won the Junior French Open in 2018 – the second-youngest to do so.
She is also the youngest female to qualify for a Grand Slam tournament main draw and the youngest player overall to qualify for the main draw at Wimbledon in which she totally fucking kicked ass!
Of her victory she said: “I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for her – I told her she was so inspiring, and I’ve always wanted to tell her that but I’ve never had the guts to before.” Guts, hey? So she chose a different route to approach her: She kicked Venus’ ass first and then told her “you rock!”. Then Gauff sat in her chair and had a little cry into her towel – a reminder that, for all the maturity and skill she had displayed on the court, she is still just a child.

Her maturity extends to off-court as well, especially to social media. She doesn’t brag about any of her achievements on Instagram like you would expect. Instead, her bio is  #prayforsudan with a link to a Unicef press release, detailing children killed, injured, detained and abused amid escalating violence and unrest in Sudan. Her social pages has in the past also carried references to Pride-related issues and crises around the world. This kid’s head is screwed on the right way.

I can’t for the life of me think that I would have displayed maturity close to any of these levels at the age of fifteen. I mean, coincidentally  at the age of fifteen, I was in fact the number one player in the school’s first tennis team and the matrics hated the fact that that a standard seven latie fucked them up on the tennis court. With my inflated of levels of confidence and Cori Gauff’s surname, I would have probably printed myself a t-shirt that read “Gauffuck Yourself” like the one I designed below.

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Hopefully you watch round 3 of Wimbledon this weekend! For the rest,
Let our Plumlist top 10 help you along:

# 10 Sing together, live together Local film Asinamali, which translates as “we have no money”, proves just how powerful music and dance can be as story-telling tools.	On Showmax (read more)
#9 What’s new on DStv Now in July 2019 Here’s everything to look forward to on DStv Now in the month of July. In this list, we have only included titles that will be available to DStv Premium subscribers using the DStv Now app or website.	On DStv Now (read more)
#8 Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don’t Know Me Teddy Pendergrass was the first African-American artist to record five consecutive platinum albums. In his heyday, he produced hits still well-loved today, including “Don’t Leave Me This Way” and, of course, “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”.	On Showmax (read more)
#7 What’s new on Netflix in South Africa in July 2019 Returning seasons of fan favourites, brand-new shows that hold promise, plus a number of new comedy specials mean that July is going to be a great month of TV for Netflix subscribers.	On Netflix (read more)
#6 Zodwa Wabantu: uncensored and unapologetic Zodwa Wabantu might’ve started her public career as a dancer, but she’s got bigger and better things planned than just twerking around a stage. Cue reality doccie series Zodwa Wabantu: Uncensored.	On DStv Now (read more)
#5 What’s new on Amazon Prime Video in South Africa in July 2019? In this post, we highlight the new Prime Originals that will be hitting South African subscribers’ screens in the month of July 2019. It’s going to be a month for sports buffs and comic book fans, with All or Nothing: The Carolina Panthers and The Boys both making their debut.	On Amazon Prime  (read more)
#4 Triple Teen Choice 2019 nominee Good Trouble now streaming In Good Trouble, now streaming on Showmax, Maia Mitchell and Cierra Ramirez play foster sisters Callie and Mariana Adams Foster, who have just moved to Los Angeles to begin their careers.	On Showmax (read more)
#3 What’s new on Showmax in July? Showmax has a bumper crop of exclusives this month, with hit series like HBO’s Euphoria, the latest season of Younger, the second instalment of Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger, the Fosters spin-off Good Trouble and Season 2 of Die Byl coming only to Showmax.	On Showmax (read more)
#2 Ray Donovan and the genre of the likeable baddie Ray Donovan is the new Tony Soprano. A more respectable gangster, but still a gangster. He wears his crisp white shirts and immaculate suits with the style that befits his Hollywood fixer character.	On Showmax (read more)
#1 Active Measures This 2018 documentary explores allegations of collusion between the campaign of US President Donald Trump and Russian agents. Russian security services use the term “active measures” for political warfare that aims to influence world events. The film suggests that Russian president Vladimir Putin is behind a 30-year campaign of political warfare, culminating in the interference in the election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the US.	On Showmax (read more)

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Each week we take a number from 1 to 10 from our list of suggestions and put it through a randomizer to choose a trailer to show you. This week it landed on our number 1 spot, Acrive Measures.

As summarized above, it chronicles the most successful espionage operation in Russian history, the American presidential election of 2016. Filmmaker Jack Bryan exposes a 30-year history of covert political warfare devised by Vladmir Putin to disrupt, and ultimately control world events. In the process, the filmmakers follow a trail of money, real estate, mob connections, and on the record confessions to expose an insidious plot that leads directly back to The White House. With democracy hanging in the balance, ACTIVE MEASURES is essential viewing. Unraveling the true depth and scope of “the Russia story” as we have come to know it, this film a jarring reminder that some conspiracies hide in plain sight. :