Coco Gauff Hits Back at ‘Dumb People’ With a Serious Answer to Counter Unwarranted Hate

American tennis prodigy Coco Gauff gives a mature answer to the critics who advised the former US champion to just stick to her sport. Now Gauff recently received the title of TIME’s Woman of the Year 2024 for her activism towards gender equality. Coco Gauff wishes to carry forward legends like Bille Jean King or Serena Williams’s legacy.

Despite, Gauff’s active advocacy for equality, some of her fans believe that she might just focus on tennis. In this context, Gauff opened up about her perceptions of the situation. Do you want to know what did she say in the matter?

Coco Gauff expresses her anger over critics bringing her “age” along with revealing her “three or four” hours of practice

A reliable tennis source recently tweeted an image where fans spotted Coco Gauff answering the critics’ comment about her just sticking to the sport. In her response Gauff said- “Yeah, I mean, a lot of people, every time I say anything, a lot of people, especially they like to bring my age into it a lot. There’s intelligent older people, intelligent younger people. There are dumb older people, dumb younger people. It’s all in perspective. A lot of people like to criticize that. A lot of people like to say, maybe if I lose they’ll say, she needs to focus on her tennis instead of doing this, doing even shoots and stuff.”

Gauff assured her fans that she is not prioritizing her activism and shoots over tennis. She commented- “I always contemplated having A Day in My Life so people could see what I’m doing. I’m practicing there or four hours in the morning, then doing the shoot. Obviously tennis is the main priority. Once I step off the court, I’m  person. I’m not hitting strokes while I’m eating food and everything. I’m actually thinking.”

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Despite being so mature in her comments, Gauff also expressed her fears as she is turning twenty this March. This means America’s rising star Coco Gauff is officially ending her teenage time.

Gauff spoke about “embracing adulthood” after admitting her fear of growing up

Recently in an interview with Time Magazine, this former US Open Champion said– “It’s crazy to think that I’m not going to be a teenager anymore, So much of my career, people have called me the teenaged this, teenaged that. At first, I was scared to grow up, But now I’m embracing adulthood. There’s always going to be change needed in this world. I hope I can play a small part.

Coco Gauff’s response to the critics’ comments about her sticking to tennis surely represented her poise and mature attitude. Now her fans are proud to see that their favorite tennis star is adult enough to choose the right path and speak her mind.