Coco Gauff Finds Solace in Quality Time While Enjoying Disney’s $500 Million Hollywood Spectacle in Melbourne

Who says tennis tournaments have to be all work and no play? If that was the case, Coco Gauff wouldn’t be chilling after tending to her season-opening Slam commitments at the Australian Open. Following an emphatic start to her Melbourne singles campaign, the American star laid back and took her affairs to a cinema house. Consequently, she revealed a fact about herself!

Gauff, who is the third seed at the ‘Happy Slam’, faced minimal resistance during her opening round showcase at the Rod Laver Arena as she overpowered countrywoman Sofia Kenin to register a straight-set victory, 6-3, 6-3. Impressive indeed, seeing as she struggled with serving woes during last year’s American swing. She has seemingly prevailed over those concerns by taking advantage of her latest alliance with technique correctional specialist Matt Daly.

Following her R1 triumph and a two-day break before she heads for her second round contest, Gauff visited a cinema in Melbourne for the animated movie ‘Mufasa – The Lion King’. The American star later took to her official Instagram handle and addressed how she always chooses to watch a movie if she has an early match at tournaments. She also noted her thoughts on the movie, which has already received positive feedback from movie critics.

She said, “Lol one thing about me is if I play first on I will most likely be going to a movie after the match. This was good! I enjoyed it.”

For those unaware, Disney’s ‘Mufasa – The Lion King’ has been ruling the global box office charts for four consecutive weekends. The CGI blockbuster added $41.1m to its earnings this weekend, with the blockbuster’s grand total recorded at $539.7M, and counting.

Just last month, the former US Open champion took to her Instagram Story to reveal that she had finally watched ‘Interstellar’ for the first time, sharing the movie’s cover image and declaring it “amazing”.

As for the ongoing AO, the American sensation surprised everyone after rocking a fascinating outfit during her opening round action at the Melbourne Slam on Monday, January 13.

Coco Gauff dons a Marvel-inspired outfit at the Australian Open

American superstar Coco Gauff is widely known for her aesthetic fashion sense amongst players and fans on the circuit and she confirmed that yet again after styling an intriguing outfit for her opening round encounter at the Australian Open. Having opted for the latest outfit design from her sponsor, ‘New Balance’, Gauff later opened up about the inspiration behind her apparel in an on-court interview.

She said, “This outfit, I’m a huge Marvel fan and a lot of the female superheroes have cool cutouts on their outfits, so that’s what I wanted to do. New Balance has great designers. It’s kind of a pain to get into because it is a bodysuit, so I have to put the bottom part on first and pull it over my head, so it’s kind of a struggle. If you can’t hold your bladder, it’s also not a good idea, but you have to sacrifice for fashion. Then the skirt, I like to wear cargo pants, but I’m not going to play tennis in pants, so we make a cargo skirt.”

Next up, Gauff will square off against Briton Jodie Anna Burrage for a place in the Slam’s third round on Wednesday, January 15 at Melbourne Park.