Despite Gushing Over the Music of Will Smith?s Rapper Son, 19YO Coco Gauff Proclaims Popstar Justin Bieber as the Trigger to Her Competitive Spirit at the US Open

19-year-old Coco Gauff is a new-generation tennis player. She enjoys the newest films, music, and other entertaining activities while working hard on her passion for tennis. Her admiration for the music industry is also quite well known, given that she is a huge Jaden Smith fan. But, as time has passed, a lot has changed in the framework of her admiration.

Currently, as the American tennis sensation is playing the US Open, she admitted a change in direction in her appreciation for the music industry while drawing inspiration from Justin Bieber, another well-known singer.

Coco Gauff draws inspiration from Justin Bieber?

While the 7th-ranked tennis player recently defeated Elise Mertens to move to the fourth round of the tournament, she had a special cheer from the crowd. The popular Canadian singer Justin Bieber attended the thrilling match, building up a little pressure on the 19-year-old to do her best.

After the match, in an interview on the ESPN desk inside Ashe, Gauff revealed how seeing the 29-year-old singer triggered the competitive spirit. She said, “I was like, ‘I can’t lose in front of Justin Bieber.’ I didn’t lose a game after I saw him.”?Further, she detailed how she saw him during the second set of the match and even got a little tensed after seeing him in the audience. At first, she was quite nervous, but then she channeled this nervousness into motivation like a true champion and won the match in front of her inspiration.

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The 2022 French Open finalist is quite interested in music and is well aware of the popular faces from the same industry. Nevertheless, before picking Bieber from the music industry as her motivation to do better, last year, the 19-year-old American tennis sensation shared her clear adulation for Will Smith’s son, Jaden.

When Gauff shared her admiration for Jaden Smith

Last year, the 2023 Citi Open champion participated in the end-of-year rap music trend through her Instagram. In that, she showed her Top 5 artists to whom she almost regularly listens which included Chase Atlantic, The Weeknd, Jaden Smith, J. Cole, and Steve Lacy. Along with that, she stated how she was not surprised at all, making it quite obvious that her favorites cannot be replaced.

Previously, Gauff has also admitted that ‘Icon’ by Jaden Smith used to be her go-to comfort song. Besides that, last year during Wimbledon, she also admitted to having the biggest crush on Will Smith’s rapper son while growing up. It won’t be wrong to say that the childhood liking has now turned out to be a full-blown Jaden Smith fan with the passing of time.

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