American teenager Coco Gauff has good relations with the seniors on Tour. Her popularity goes beyond the WTA circuit and she is quite famous in the ATP circuit as well. She recently revealed a few of her wishes, which include having a mixed doubles match.

Coco Gauff mentioned that it is one of her dreams to play mixed doubles with Nick Kyrgios and Roger Federer. She met Nick on Tour and even practiced with him during her early teens. However, she was not sure if the Australian star remembers those moments. 

The 17-year-old stated, “I met Nick when I was twelve years old. When I was 13 I was able to train with him, we also rallied together in a Miami tournament. I suppose he remembers now, but I don’t know if he remembered that at the time. I suppose he asked me if we wanted to play mixed doubles because I did an interview for the ATP social networks in which they asked me what tweener I wanted.”

Coco Gauff wants to fulfill her wish at the Australian Open 2022

Over the years, Coco has developed a sense of respect for Kyrgios. She confessed that it was her dream to partner with the Australian star and the Swiss legend as well. She is serious about partnering with Kyrgios at the Australian Open in the next season. 

The teenage player added, “I answered that Nick, then they asked me which player on the circuit I would like to be friends with: I said, Nick. I just respect him a lot, as a person and as a tennis player… People don’t know about this, but both he and Roger (Federer) are my dream teammates of mixed doubles. Hopefully, we can do it, we haven’t talked much about it beyond social media. It is clear that the next Australian Open is still a long way off.”

(Quotes translated using Google translate)

As of now, Gauff is busy preparing herself for the US Open Series. It will be interesting to see how she performs this season, especially with all the home support behind her. 

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