Venus Williams Stands Atop Michelle Obama and Joe Biden for Coco Gauff in a Staggering Admission

Coco Gauff‘s journey on the court has opened her the paths to meet some of the biggest American personalities off the court. She has met Michelle Obama in the past and also got the chance to speak to Joe Biden, plus many other superstars in the tennis world. But which moment among them has been at the top of the list for the 19-year-old American tennis star?

According to the 2023 US Open champ, sharing the court with the American tennis legend Venus Williams has been at the peak of memorable moments in her life. Gauff has admired Venus Williams since she was just 4 years old. And, to play a doubles match partnering with her idol, she thinks that’s ‘crazy’.

Coco Gauff wishes to play with Venus Williams one more time in her career

Coco Gauff faced a shocking exit at the 2024 Qatar Open after losing to Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic in straight sets a week ago. However, she has stated she’s not upset with her performance in Doha. Instead revealed that she looks forward to the next tournament in Dubai. But before starting her campaign at the Dubai Tennis Championships, Gauff sat down with The National to reveal some standout moments in her career so far.

“Definitely meeting First Lady Michelle and President Obama was something that definitely would never happen if it wasn’t for tennis. And also I got to speak on the phone with President Biden, so that was really cool. So having these conversations with people so high ranked in the world, and obviously, in more of a tennis way, definitely working with Andy Roddick [on her serve during the offseason] is up there on the list. And playing doubles with Venus Williams, I would say that one, probably, if anything, maybe tops the list,” Coco Gauff.

She further went on to justify her pick saying, “Because I always had the dream of playing them [the Williams sisters] and I never would have in a million years thought I would be able to play with Venus on the same court and the fact that I can even say that is still crazy.”

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Coco Gauff has earlier stated her emphatic victory over Venus Williams in the 2019 Wimbledon was the ‘start of everything for me’. She had also expressed her desire to follow in her footsteps.

“I don’t think I’ll be playing at 42” – Gauff

A year ago, during an interview, Coco Gauff opened up about her admiration for Venus Williams. She highlighted how inspiring it is for her to see her passion towards the sport. She said that she hopes to do it the same way.

But added, “I don’t think I’ll be playing at 42, I believe (smiling). I don’t think I’ll be playing at that age. Maybe. I don’t know. She said the same thing.”

Coco Gauff will next take on Iatly’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto in her first match at the Dubai Tennis Championships. Can she forget her woes from her last tournament with a victory in the first match in Dubai?

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