The performance of the 19-year-old American sensation Coco Gauff in the ongoing US Open has captured the attention of the entire tennis realm. Not only do her fans enjoy both her upbeat demeanor and her tennis prowess, but overall, she is also exhibiting an extremely likable personality. This was particularly evident after she breezed past Jelena Ostapenko in the quarterfinals. She particularly impressed Novak Djokovic with the heartwarming gesture just before the Serb’s US Open quarterfinals.

After that amazing gesture went viral, the 23-time Grand Slam champion shared an endearing message for the 7th-ranked WTA tennis star right before her semi-final match.

Novak Djokovic brings a morale boost to Coco Gauff 

While Djokovic and Gauff both reached the semi-finals of the US Open, the 19-year-old tennis player pulled an amazing gesture and made a heartwarming announcement for the world number 2 ranked tennis player while he was all set to play the quarter-finals against Taylor Fritz. Recently, the former world number one took to his Instagram account to share a video that was posted by the US Open.

In that video, the 19-year-old American teen was seen making an announcement in an enthusiastic manner for the Serbian tennis player. Gauff said, “I’ll take the mic for this one. Coming up next is the number one player in the world after the end of this tournament, 23 Slams I believe, wooho!”

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Along with that video, Djokovic shared a series of emojis, expressing his appreciation of the video. In addition, he also wrote a motivational message to boost the American teenage star’s motivation, as she is ready to play in this year’s US Open semi-finals.

He wrote, “@CocoGauff much love, thank you, let’s keep it going.” The motivational boost came at the perfect time when the 2023 Citi Open champion is all set to play in the semi-finals against Karolína Muchová.

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Similarly, just a few months ago, he praised the teenage tennis sensation over her newfound dominance on the tennis court, which she found with Andre Agassi’s former coach.

When Djokovic praised Gauff’s tennis dominance 

Last month, at the beginning of the US Open, during a press conference, the Djoker discussed Gauff’s potential to do well on the tennis court. He mentioned how having a coach like Brad Gilbert has only improved her chances of winning a Grand Slam title.

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Along with that, he acknowledged how things are coming together for her at the right time. Djokovic mentioned how as she played good tennis in Cincinnati, with the home support by her side, she will definitely do well at the US Open. In addition, he applauded Gauff for cracking into the women’s game quite early.

With Djokovic’s support, will Gauff make it big at the US Open? Write down your thoughts in the comments section below.