During childhood days, almost every kid was interested in comic books and had a favorite superhero, if not later in age. However, when it comes to the young American tennis sensation Coco Gauff, she still relates herself to this superhero. Any guesses? Spider-Man. Yes! Gauff’s favorite superhero is one from the comics.

Moreover, Gauff likes Spider-Man, not because of his heroic exploits, but also because world no.8 could relate to him the most. During the talk with a young YouTube influencer, Gauff revealed her favorite star and the reason; why she admires Spider-Man so much.

What are the traits that the American tennis prodigy could relate to the most?

Why does Coco Gauff admire spider-man?

Everyone has reasons to term Spider-Man as their superhero, and so does Gauff. And hence, during her talk with a young influencer, on Her Way Her Story, the young American tennis prodigy answered the question. She revealed, “I guess in a very figurative way, and Spider-Man himself is a teenager, does big things. And I’m a teenager who’s trying to do big things and I just feel I can relate to him a lot.”

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She further opened up about a more general reason for her love for superheroes. She said, “I love superheroes. I love the idea of the impossible being possible. We don’t really have superheroes like with powers and everything in real life.”

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However, Gauff, like everyone else, believes that superheroes do exist in real life; in some form or the other. As she further added, “But we definitely have real-life superheroes, with their own type of power. So I think its comics are a reflection of the world.”

Unsurprisingly, the Roland Garros finalist has been open about her love for spider-man. And has shared it with her fans and followers on several occasions. One particular instance involves when Gauff had difficulty securing tickets for the movie, SpiderMan: No Way Home. Though in the end, Gauff was able to secure tickets for the movie. 

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Which is your favorite superhero? Is it Spider-Man? Let us know in the comments!