Coco Gauff serves up style as she aces yet another achievement, gracing the cover of a top fashion magazine. Yes, the 19-year-old American tennis player was featured on the April 2024 cover of Vogue. While a lot of tennis players have been on the cover picture of Vogue magazine, recently, Naomi Osaka, who has also graced the cover many times, was asked about Gauff’s stunning cover.

However, rather than appreciating it or taking a side regarding her opinion, she left the question in chaos, as the Japanese tennis player played safe with her answer. Not only that, she also highlighted why she maintained a distance from the cover-picture conversations.

“I don’t want to get in trouble” – Naomi Osaka dodges Coco Gauff’s cover picture question

The four-time Grand Slam champion has made a comeback in the tennis world after becoming a mother and being away from the sport for almost a year. But now that she is trying her best to give her 100% in the Indian Wells, by reaching the third round of the tournament, at the same time she grabbed a lot of attention for the way she responded to a question regarding the 19-year-old American gracing the Vogue magazine cover.

After winning the second round against Liudmila Samsonova, during the post-match press conference, the former world number one was asked about her favorite cover while talking about Gauff’s stunning appearance. As someone who has been a part of cover pictures often, rather than giving her favorite walk cover, she made her preference pretty clear and played it safe to stay out of trouble.

She stated, “Oh, cover? I don’t know. They’re all, like, really different and beautiful. I don’t want to say, like, specific ones, because I don’t want to get in trouble. But I think, like, my first cover I did after I won the US Open the first time, it was “GQ Japan,” it was really fun. And I guess “Vogue,” too, “Vogue Japan,” even though that was, like, right after the French.”

Not only that, she also highlighted that she has appeared on the covers, a few years before, so she is not clear about the current scenario, stating the reason behind leaving the actual question behind. Meanwhile, the young American tennis star acknowledged the significant impact that being featured on the cover of Vogue can have on one’s life trajectory and took the time to commend Serena Williams for her life-changing experience.

Gauff hails Serena Williams for her Vogue cover accomplishment

During her pre-tournament press conference at Indian Wells, she was asked to talk about her Vogue magazine cover and even lauded the 23-time Grand Slam champion for inspiring her and serving as an inspiration to her, both on and off the tennis court.

She stated, “You know I can’t you know with one thing I was talking about the other day with Serena is just that how much of a presence she had off the court that kinda matched her presence on the court and I think that’s what brought more fence into tennis and you know kind of paved the pathway for people like me to be on the cover.” Subsequently, the 19-year-old tennis star never misses out on an opportunity to talk about her idol on and off the tennis court.

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