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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 26: Coco Gauff of the United States looks on during a practice session on day seven of the 2020 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 26, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Wayne Taylor/Getty Images)
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 26: Coco Gauff of the United States looks on during a practice session on day seven of the 2020 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 26, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Wayne Taylor/Getty Images)
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.
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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.”
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.”
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Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – May 29, 2022 Coco Gauff of the U.S. celebrates winning her fourth round match against Belgium’s Elise Mertens REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
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!
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