Coco Gauff is fond of chasing perfection. As her former coach, Brad Gilbert, once said, “Coco definitely shares a big-time trait with Andre Agassi in that she’s a perfectionist. Crazy perfectionist.” At the age of just 20, the 2023 US Open champion is already inspiring the next generation of budding athletes. However, when we talk about perfection, Gauff isn’t just restricted to tennis. Everything she does during a tournament reflects how much she loves to be a perfectionist. Recently, she was seen teaching some of her fans how to take a perfect selfie after winning a match. Yes, you read it right!

The official IG page of the BNP Paribas Open shared a video clip where various players, including Coco Gauff, Tommy Paul, Grigor Dimitrov, Maria Sakkari, and a few others, indulged in a scripted yet fun coaching session for a group of fans. They captioned that post, “The ultimate goal: Play like a pro 🎾Watch 5 lucky fans learn from the best in The Masters’ Class.”

The American star, Tommy Paul, taught the fans how to bounce the balls correctly before a serve. While Emma Navarro showed them how to place the water bottles in a perfect order. “4 inches gap,” she strongly pointed out! Grigor Dimitrov explained how to select or reject any ball they take. The key to making the selection is one should look “decisive” because “it’s f–king cool on TV,” said the Bulgarian star. The Aussie, Alex de Minaur, showed them how to peel a banana in the right way (three peels). But what did Coco Gauff teach her fans?

Just a few days ago, Gauff posed for the camera in her stunning pastel yellow gown at the 97th Academy Awards. We all are aware she loves taking pictures. She has been spotted taking selfies with her fans after many of her victories. So, no wonder when she got the opportunity, she opted to teach the fans how to take a selfie after winning a match. Well, does it require special skills? Sure. Pay attention to Coco: “Now, smile. Wait, no, model face here, Now smile, now funny face. The selfie game here at Indian Wells is pretty big, and it takes a long time to get on.”

She further added, “I mean, I’ve been out here since I was 14. So you approach them slowly, and we’re going to take a selfie. So, guys, you saw how it’s done. They’re going to scream, but you just ignore the screaming. Just focus on channeling your model faces and smile like we talked about.”

Other than Coco, though, who else appeared in that video clip uploaded by the BNP Paribas Open? Well, Emma Navarro, and Gregor Dimitrov were there as well and we even saw Danish heartthrob Holger Rune teach the fans how to sign on a camera lens. Gael Monfils showed them how to blow air in hands as perfectly as the Swiss Maestro, Roger Federer. Maria Sakkari, on the other hand, was seen checking the rackets and interacting with the fans. Victoria Azarenka taught them some exercises, but the most hilarious lesson came from Alexander Bublik.

Bublik is known for breaking rackets during his matches, and he taught the fans how to do it in a perfect manner. He was like, “The racket needs to die.” Coco Gauff and Ons Jabeur couldn’t stop laughing as they wrote “🤣🤣” in the comment section of that post. Victoria Azarenka commented, “Who needs Hollywood when we got such talent 😂.” While Ajla Tomljanovic wrote, “Okay, I rate this 🤣.” The Australian Open champion Madison Keys even reshared this post on her IG stories with the caption, “Crying laughing.”

Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula also shared that post on their IG stories. Pegula wrote, “So good,” in her captions while Gauff captioned it, “taught a very important lesson today.”

Amidst all these fun moments, Coco Gauff has made it to the pre-quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open, securing a thumping victory over Maria Sakkari in the R32 of the Indian Wells. What did she say after the match?

Coco Gauff is pleased with her performance in the R32 of the Indian Wells

Conditions were a bit tricky in the match between Coco Gauff and Sakkari, as both these players had to battle strong winds. Considering Coco Gauff’s H2H record (3-5) against the two-time finalist, Sakkari, everyone thought this match would go deep. However, the American had other ideas, as she sealed the deal in just 1 hour and 35 minutes, defeating Sakkari in straight sets by 7-6(1),6-2 to book her place in the R16.

In her previous match, Gauff had committed 21 double faults! However, against the Greek, she managed to reduce the number by a fair margin (9). With this win, Gauff has now become the youngest American woman to make it to the R16 at Indian Wells for three consecutive years since Serena Williams (1999-2001).

“Except the last game, I thought I played a great match. Just trying to look at the positives. Obviously I was a bit disappointed with the last game, but that’s just the perfectionist in me,” said the world number 3 after the match.

Coco Gauff is now all set to face the 2021 Olympic gold medalist, Belinda Bencic, in the next round. She has a 2-1 lead over the Swiss in the head-to-head record. Can she book her place in the quarterfinals with another impressive performance in the Round of 32?