Coco Gauff’s Voguish Makeover for Australian Open Piques Fans’ Interest as They Draw Venus Williams Parallels

The US Open victory didn’t just make Coco Gauff a champion; it also added her name to the list of legends like Serena Williams and Venus Williams. The tennis world, after the young American star showcased excellent form this season, started to see Gauff as a figure worthy enough to resemble the legendary Williams sisters.

As the 19-year-old is now preparing herself for the upcoming season, she recently received a delightful treat from the fans. Gauff, on sharing a picture in her new kit for the Australian Open, received the love of fans as they treated them with comments of comparison with none other than Venus Williams.

Fans relate to Venus Williams as Coco Gauff shares picture of her new on-court outfit

Coco Gauff, the young American tennis star, became fans’ favorite by presenting an amazing performance throughout the season. As the young tennis star recently shared a picture in her new blue-colored kit which is likely to be her outfit at the Australian Open 2o24, fans started to come up with comments that marked her new look’s resemblance to the legend, Venus Williams.

The comment section behind Gauff’s recent picture was filled with mixed reactions of appreciation, confusion, and shock. While some fans found it hard to recognize that it was Coco Gauff, others came forward to appreciate her new look. However, the major highlight turned out to be the mass recognition of her resemblance to Venus Williams.

As the trail of comments started, a fan, mentioning his sudden act of mistaking the young tennis star for Venus Williams, said, “thought she’s Venus for a sec.”

Another fan, remembering the young days of Williams, along with encouraging Gauff to move ahead, wrote, “Looking like a young Venus go ahead niece GORGEOUS GIVE HER THEM 10S CUZ SHE ATE.”

One came forward to mention the fact that Coco Gauff channels towards Venus Williams with her looks. He commented, “The way Coco channels Venus Williams downnnn.”

The trail of comments continued as a fan, pointed towards Venus Williams’ WTA profile photo after looking at Gauff’s new look. He wrote, “This is literally Venus’ WTA profile photo like she is daughter.”

With these and several other comments on the same note, fans accepted that the 19-year-old completely resembles Venus Williams. The fact that the fans linked Coco Gauff to the tennis legend stood to be nothing less than praise for the young star, as Williams’ name is an unforgettable one in the world of tennis.

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Gauff has a strong admiration for Williams

The recent comments came out to be a special moment for the young tennis star Coco Gauff, as she holds a deep admiration for the legendary player Venus Williams. In an interview recorded earlier this year, Coco Gauff couldn’t stop herself from expressing her love for Williams. According to the 19-year-old, it wasn’t just Venus Williams’ powerful serves or swift moves that became her motivation but something deeper—her love for the game of tennis.

Expressing her direct thoughts for the tennis legend, Coco Gauff stated, “I don’t think that love has swayed over the course of her career. I think you can see players who are older now. You can have a feeling they probably don’t love it as much as they did when they started it. I don’t have that feeling with Venus. I hope I’m the same way.”

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Along with mentioning the innate qualities of her favorite tennis star, the US Open champion further added, “I hope I’m the same way.” This expression of a desire to be just like Venus acted as a base for the fans’ comments, going directly to the heart of the young tennis star.