“The Best Thing Ever” – Coco Gauff Takes a Liking to Gael Monfils’ Dancing Skills at the Us Open

American teenager Coco Gauff is quickly becoming more popular with each passing day. Despite being just 17-years-old, Gauff has over 200,000 followers on Twitter to go with her immense success on the court.

In one of her recent interactions on the social media platform, Gauff shared a video featuring French tennis star Gael Monfils.

Coco Gauff shares a video of Gael Monfils dancing during US Open warmup

Despite a loss in form during 2020, Monfils is in much better form in 2021. Although he made early exits in the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon, the hard court season shines kindly on the Frenchman.

He reached the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open in Toronto, before losing to John Isner. After that, he reached the last 16 of the recently concluded Cincinnati Open, beating World No. 17 Alex De Minaur in that run. His recent exploits earned him a spot in the Top 20 of the ATP rankings.

During a warmup routine ahead of the US Open, Monfils posted a Tiktok video of himself dancing. The video, which is 34 seconds long, sees him break into a joyful set of moves on the hard courts of Flushing Meadows. Gauff retweeted this video, putting the caption, “This is the best thing ever!”

Monfils, who recently married women’s World No. 5 Elina Svitolina, kicks off his US Open campaign against unseeded Argentine Federico Coria. Their match will take place in Court 17 on Tuesday, August 31.

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Gauff to face Magda Linette in the opening round at the US Open

Meanwhile, Gauff, seeded 21st, will take on another unseeded competitor in the form of Magda Linette. With the American yet to reach the quarterfinals of the tournament, she will hope this is her year to break that duck.

Her opening match will take place in the Louis Armstrong Stadium on Monday, August 30.

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