Tennis lovers must be excited these days, as the Australian Open 2025 is going on, but confusion grows when two major players have their matches on the same day. Of course, for a grand slam event, scheduling is always going to be an issue. On the one hand, it leaves broadcasters tensed, and on the other hand, the fans are also in a spot of bother. It becomes doubly difficult when the players in question are Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula. One person didn’t struggle to choose between the two matches on different courts at the same time. Coach Prime’s daughter, Deiondra Sanders.
Deiondra, an established star in her own right, is just into sports. Her love isn’t limited to the sport pursued by her father, Deion Sanders, and the one being played by her brothers Shilo and Sheduer. Over time, she has given her flowers to other sporting icons. One among them was playing today, and Deiondra made the choice and decided to go for the Coco Gauff match.
In a way, she broke the norm of the pair-day Australian Open 2025 by openly expressing her favoritism for Coco Gauff instead of Jessica Pegula. In the face of Pegula’s triumph in the illustrious Rod Laver Arena, Deiondra was found to be one of the spectators in the Margaret Court Arena, loudly chanting for Gauff. Deiondra showed her interest in Gauff by making this decision, which can easily be justified by the fact that no one surpasses her by a long margin among the best female players. Deiondra also puts up stories and posts on X to showcase her love for Coco Gauff.
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Watching Coco at the Australian Open 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/PCZiQ833mc
— Deiondra Sanders (@DeiondraSanders) January 17, 2025
How has Gauff fared against Pegula? At the WTA Finals, Gauff defeated Pegula in an all-American match. Coco Gauff, ranked third, defeated fellow American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-2 in the Orange Group round-robin. Gauff won in seventy-five minutes, converting five of eight break points. What about Gauff’s performance in Friday’s match?
Coco Gauff, last year’s semifinalist, hardly made a mistake as she advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open on Friday. Gauff managed to defeat Canadian 30th seed Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-2 at the 2nd-best court, Margaret Court Arena. “Tennis feels so high stakes, but it’s really not. I’m so lucky to do what I do—also get paid doing it,” Gauff said. How did Jessica Pegula’s match go?
Jessica Pegula was not lucky enough; though her match was on the best court at Rod Laver Arena, she could not win her match. In the third round, Pegula lost unexpectedly to Olga Danilovic 7-6 (3), 6-1. Not every day is the lucky one, right? Now that the matches are over, what should Deiondra Sanders do next?
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Deiondra Sanders was spending time with family
With a passion for the sport, spending time with family is also important. Deion Sanders’s daughter Deiondra was seen spending time with fiancé R&B star Jacquees in Dubai. In one of her Instagram posts, Deiondra posed with a lion, playfully captioning, “Ok, come get me now. I’m scared… Lol.” Deiondra shared the memories of Ferrari World, where she fears the world’s fastest roller coaster. With the fearless spirit of animals, she also highlighted her brand.
Deiondra is a fashion model and also owns a brand called ‘Fashion Nova.’. She was spotted in a beautiful bodycon dress, which shows her entrepreneurial skills—vacation with promotion. Her engagement with finance came as a surprise at their baby shower, and now they have a beautiful baby boy named Baby Que.
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