Imagine the thrill of meeting your sporting idol up close and personal. Collecting an autograph is more than just a souvenir; it’s a tangible memory that can last a lifetime. It’s like a sprinkle of stardust for fans of all ages. Speaking of young fans, the American tennis sensation Coco Gauff recently shared a humorous lesson she’s learned from years of collecting autographs from tennis legends.

On September 17, Gauff shared a post on her IG account where she was seen signing on her cards. The post’s caption read, “Excited to bring the tennis world to @topps Get your Topps Chrome tennis pack to collect my autographed card.” During that same video, the 20-year-old tennis player was heard saying, “I would say my autograph is inspired. I try to make it as easy to read as possible because growing up I would collect autographs from tennis players and I can never remember who signed what. Because the signatures were all like wonky and fancy. “

Coco Gauff further added, “So I’m sorry. My signature is not as fancy as the other players. I try to make it simple. So it’s identifiable. So, that’s like my own thing of how I came up with my signature.” She has been in those shoes in the past and she exactly knows what a small effort from their end can mean to their fans.

During the 2023 Citi Open, we even saw her signing autographs on her fan’s CG1 shoes after winning her second-round match. Gauff even shared a post after that on her IG account stating, “I signed a lot of CG1s last night. (Still a crazy feeling). I appreciate ya’ll for supporting me. Thank You.”

There are multiple such moments involving Coco Gauff and autographs. Some are funny while others are a bit controversial and then there are others where we can see Gauff remembering some of those moments with tennis greats. Let’s take a look at all of them in a single glance!

Some hilarious yet mesmerizing autograph moments involving Coco Gauff

In 2023, during the Canadian Open, Coco Gauff recalled a hilarious incident when she was mistaken for Serena Williams, Venus Williams, and many other players. Speaking more on that, she stated, “I sign autographs as myself but occasionally I am somehow also signing as Sloane, Venus, Serena, Taylor, Alycia, and yesterday I got Leylah for the first time lollll.” Then there was another funny incident surrounding hesitation to sign a beautiful Gucci hat.

However, being an athlete is never easy! For example, recently during the US Open, we saw security personnel had to step in and tell the young fans to return to their seats after they rushed forward to get an autograph from Coco Gauff. She was then still playing her match with Emma Navarra and Gauff was trailing by 5-3 in the deciding set. Perhaps the kids expected the match would end soon. Chris Fowler called that moment, “It’s not cool.“

Then there was another incident surrounding Gauff when one of her fans took offense at the fact that her daughter was denied an autograph after one of Coco Gauff’s matches. The fan even shared that experience on her social media. Even Coco Gauff once complained to Marion Bartoli for making her wait for 15 minutes to finally get her autograph. During an interview at the 2022 French Open, she said to Bartoli, “I remember you were like working really hard on the court and you took like 15 minutes to sign everybody’s autographs.”

So, we’ve heard quite a few of Gauff’s experiences surrounding autographs. Tell us if you have ever collected any autographs from any famous tennis player?