Fans Pity ‘Horrified’ Rod Laver as Coco Gauff and Marta Kostyuk’s Australian Open Quarterfinal Disappoints Big Time

Rod Laver, a living legend who wielded a racquet like a magic wand! He created the history of tennis and forever contributed to the timeless beauty and grace of the sport. But now that time has changed, a new generation has come into the sport, and a lot of things are different. Recently, as the Australian Open was going on, Rod Laver was present to witness the WTA clash between Coco Gauff and Marta Kostyuk.

But tennis fans were not happy with the way the 85-year-old Australian legend had to sit through the very key quarterfinal match between the two WTA players. Let’s take a look at what tennis fans have to say about Rod Laver attending the Gauff-Kostyuk clash.

Tennis fans not happy with Coco Gauff-Kostyuk match in respect of Rod Laver 

The 85-year-old Australian tennis legend is someone who has given a lot to the sport and also achieved great height, along with 11 Grand Slam titles. His contribution is even or not in such a way that he will have a tennis arena under his name in Australia itself. Recently, he was present in the Rod Laver Arena to witness the 19-year-old tennis players’ quarter-final clash.

But tennis fans are not happy with the way a legend like him had to sit through a match filled with errors. After a journalist shared a picture of him from the match and wrote, “Rod Laver on Rod Laver Arena,” tennis fans were quick to react and share how they were feeling pity for the former world number one to sit through such a cagey match.

A fan made a prediction of what he would have been thinking watching the quarter-final clash and wrote, “Bro cannot believe what he’s watching.”

On the other hand, a fan addressed him as a “Poor guy,” owing to the fact that even after having Arena in his name, he had to witness a match like this.

In addition, another fan highlighted how “This match will be the end of him,” 

Subsequently, a fan felt sorry for him and wrote, “Our guy Rod looks as horrified by the quality as the rest of us.” 

Moreover, another fan highlighted how the organizers were to blame for this situation: “look at the game they took him to see.”

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But do you know that this is not the first time he has attended any of Gauff’s matches? Also present was the 4th round clash, where the American tennis sensation defeated Magdalena Fręch. After the clash, Gauff talked about having the 85-year-old legend at her match.

Coco Gauff on having Rod Laver attend her match

After winning the fourth-round clash and making it to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, the 4th-seeded tennis player talked about how the crowd cheered up for her. Along with that, in the same conversation, also thanked Laver for his present, which helped her a lot in the game.

She said, “Ah luckily when I noticed he came I was too nervous but I was like that you guys were clapping and I was like I know it’s not for us. It’s for like only the person and then I saw the screen and I was like ok makes sense so really really really thanks for coming to my match.” But now that he has once again shut down to witness the 19-year-old play some tennis, tennis fans are not happy with the way the match has turned out to be.

Nevertheless, what are your thoughts on the Gauff-Kostyuk clash? Do let us know in the comment section below.

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