Coco Gauff’s Shrewd Admission On Grabbing The Best Of Father And Brother’s Strengths – ‘He’ll Just Disrespect People..’

Coco Gauff took only 61 minutes to seal the deal against her compatriot, Alycia Parks in the third round of the Australian Open. Next up for her in the fourth round is Poland’s Magdalena Fręch. But before that, Gauff spoke about her pillars of support at the press conference.

Gauff’s family has been her constant support through the thick and thin of her career. Recently, she spoke about the mentality of her younger brother, Codey, and her father Corey Gauff. She highlighted their difference and revealed that she has the balance of both worlds.

Coco Gauff sheds light on the importance of leadership in sports

Sports runs deep in the Gauff family and Codey Gauff is no exception. He was earlier seen showcasing his skills as a baseball pitcher. Does Coco Gauff ever talk or exchange notes with her brothers on how to excel in sports? “Yeah, I think the biggest thing I talk about with Codey, not necessarily the aspects of the sport, but more so the mentality of the sport. He’s someone that I think puts his competitors on too much of a pedestal, or he used to. I think it’s like a fine line of showing respect to your opponents, still putting them, but believing you can do it.”

However, Coco Gauff revealed, “My dad has the opposite mentality where he’ll just disrespect people (smiling). I think I have the balance of knowing like, yeah, she’s great, she’s good at what she does, but also I can beat her…Tennis is a sport where you have to lead yourself, not other people.”

Although Coco Gauff has now become a tennis superstar, her brothers are also finding success in sports and creative pursuits. She had earlier spoken about her brothers’ influence on her blooming career.

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Gauff spoke about the values she has learned from her younger siblings

The 19YO rising star from Florida had earlier spoken about how being the eldest sibling has taught her to be responsible and be a role model to her brothers. She added, “I think honestly you learn almost more from kids that you do from adults at times because they are so, I guess, unbiased and carefree in the world. Especially my brother Codey. He has this really confident but low-key persona about him. That’s something that I really try to emulate on the court.”

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Gauff is currently having a stellar run at the AO. Can her support system help her bring home a second major title from the ‘Land Down Under”?