18-Year-Old Coco Gauff Confidently Picks Veteran Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios to Form a Dream Team – ‘I’ll Be the Coach’

American tennis star Coco Gauff is enjoying her time away from tennis. The 18-year-old has had an amazing year. She rose to the world number 4 rank and also made it to the WTA Finals. After a gruesome tennis season, the 18-year-old is currently having some fun enjoying other sports.

Recently, she attended a Miami Dolphins NFL match. The American seemingly had a lot of fun and also gave us some big names from the WTA and ATP tours she would pick to form a football team. Here’s what she said.

Coco Gauff reveals her dream NFL team

Gauff has interests in both tennis and football. The 18-year-old clearly understands the requirements different positions have in football. To start with, she selected Rafael Nadal, counting on the most experienced tennis player she knows on the tour currently.

“I don’t know if I can name enough for the whole team. But I’ll do like the main positions. I’ll go with Rafa because I feel like he makes it to the right place at the right time,” she said.

Further, the 18-year-old trusted Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios to take care of the defense. “For defense, I’m gonna go with Nick Kyrgios. I never see him talk football, but I don’t know.” Understanding the requirement of a big-bodied guy in football, she chose compatriot Frances Tiafoe. At last, she chose Caty McNally as the 18-year-old is more interested in the coaching role herself. “I am not gonna be on the field, I’ll be the coach, so I think I am gonna go with Caty McNally,” she concluded.

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This looks like a dream team. It will be nice to see the likes of Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios show their football skills for a change.

Who among the current tennis stars do you think can make it in a highly intensive physical sport like football?

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