Indian Wells: Random Act of Strangeness Bowls Coco Gauff as She Finds Respite Amid Tough Desert Campaign

Former US Open champion Coco Gauff shared a heartwarming experience she had with one of her fans. Coco Gauff lost to Maria Sakkari in the semifinals of the ongoing BNP Paribas Open tournament. After that defeat, disappointed Gauff made a trip to In-N-Out Burger. This is the place, where the American WTA star received a heck load of love, which moved her mind.

It is not always that tennis players receive heartwarming gestures from their fans. However, Fans’ amazing love gesture for this WTA star proved that humanity is not lost. In fact, fans are still in awe of their favorite tennis players.

Coco Gauff showcases the love she received from her fans after her Indian Wells blunder

This former US Open champion shared a photo on her official Instagram story. In this photo, Gauff’s fans saw a heartwarming message from a fan. This message read- “Coco, thanks for being an amazing role model! You were one heck of a fighter tonight. We sure love you! Love the Rowley family from Utah,” Fans also saw Gauff dropping her gratitude in the form of a caption, which read- “Thank you to the Rowley family for giving me this while at the drive-thru at In-N-Out. And they paid for my meal. Always positives even in the losses. Human connections like this mean a lot especially after tough matches so thank you! 

Fans’ amazing hospitality for Coco Gauff received a huge limelight since the official X (formerly Twitter) page of the Tennis Channel also shared the news. They added a caption that delighted tennis fans’ hearts. It read- “A family gave @CocoGauff a note and paid for her meal. Kindness wins.”

After this heartwarming gesture, Coco Gauff might have felt way better after her Indian Wells disaster. Despite losing the championship at the semifinals, Gauff surely impressed a lot of people with her tennis brilliance.

How did Coco Gauff lose her ticket to the ongoing Indian Wells tournament’s finals?

Greek WTA star Maria Sakkari had a tough game against Coco Gauff. However, the former outshined the former US Open champion to receive her victory. Sakkari started with a lead of 5-2 before Gauff hit back with three match points. This gave Gauff a tiebreak in the second set.

However, Sakkari was determined and finally defeated Gauff by 6-4, 6-7(5) and 6-2 to reach the finals. After this, Sakkari will join Iga Swiatek in the finals. Nevertheless, Gauff played and tried her best to impress the fans that came to cheer for her.

Fans’ gesture for COco Gauff represented that there is still humanity and kindness in the world. The way Coco was cheered up by the family, tells how much the WTA star is appreciated in her country.

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