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Are Coco Gauff and Alycia Parks Religious? Striking Similarity Reveal Their Stance on Faith and God

Published 01/18/2024, 11:46 PM EST

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Both Coco Gauff and Alycia Parks are making America proud with their amazing performance at the ongoing Australian Open tournament. Now that these two will face off against each other in the third round, there has been much speculation and excitement. However, one question has especially intrigued the fans, which is about the religious beliefs of these two tennis stars.

Now, Coco Gauff somehow made a straight revelation about it after her epic win at the US Open tournament in 2023. However, Alycia Park’s attitude was always expressed by her focus on faith. Following that these two entities will soon challenge each other in court, let’s have a look at their religious faith based on their statements.

American tennis stars Coco Gauff and Alycia Parks surprised fans by revealing their similar religious faith

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After the historic US Open 2023 win, Gauff made a revelation, which pretty much explained her religious attitude. Gauff said- “I want to thank my Father, God for this. After losing 1st round Wimbledon it was a tough situation. A lot of prayer, a lot of support from my church family. So thank you to him & those who support me,” Gauff’s mention of her church family and God’s contribution to her success assured fans that she is a devoted Catholic.

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On the other hand, Alycia Parks known to keep her private life totally off-ground from the media expressed her take on faith and God multiple times. She once said- “Usually when stuff starts to get rocky for me, I know something good is about to happen because that’s just God testing me,” 

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Referring to her WTA 125 win, Parks further added– “Maybe that’s why God didn’t allow me to win Valencia because he probably said, OK, Alycia, you have ITF titles. I know how bad you want this, but next week you’re going to win your first WTA 125 title, something that you’ve never done before. You won ITF titles, and that’s cute, but a WTA title, that’s a step higher.”

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The presence of God’s name and faith in God’s contribution in both the tennis stars’ statements express their devoted religious values.

Coco Gauff prays with her dad before she embarks on a match every time

Gauff has been vocal about her Christian ideologies. This is also because her family has created a faith-based support system for her. In fact, Corey Gauff, the father of the world’s number-three WTA player always joins his daughter to the prayer session before any match. Previously after Gauff’s US Open 2023 win, The New York Times reported saying- “Corey and his daughter pray together before every match — not for a win but for the continued good health of both players,” In fact, one of the Coco Gauff’s family member was seen thanking the God after the young tennis star bagged her victory.

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Similar to Coco Gauff, Alycia Parks also believes in keeping faith in God. Both of these tennis stars rely on religious beliefs during their tough times. Now it is time to see whose faith lets them walk closer to their Australian Open dream. So, are you ready?

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