French Open finalist, Coco Gauff, has become the face of the next generation of WTA stars with her astounding growth in recent times. The player is playing at the Atlanta Open currently. Gauff, along with tennis, also takes part in the current TikTok or Internet trends.

The tortilla challenge is the latest to go viral on the internet. Recently, Coco Gauff did the challenge with her opponent, Taylor Townsend.

Coco Gauff does the tortilla challenge with Taylor Townsend

Coco Gauff indulged in a fun face-off against Taylor Townsend. They did the viral tortilla challenge where the people involved will have to hold water in their mouths and then play rock-paper-scissors. Whoever wins will slap the opponent across the face with a tortilla. Gauff and Townsend did the same and played the first round. The French Open finalist, after winning the rock-paper-scissor game, slapped the tortilla right across her opponent’s face. The slap, according to Gauff, came out stronger than expected and this made the duo burst out into uncontrollable laughter, spitting out the water in dramatic fashion.

Gauff, while laughing, in her defense said, “She said slap me. You can’t slap me.” Gearing up for the second round, she said, “I have to get water.” In the second round, Townsend won the rock-paper-scissors game. However, this time around, Townsend made sure not to slap too hard.

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The world no.11 put the video of the challenge on her Instagram story and sent a message to her opponent, “I swear I did not mean to slap you so hard”.

Gauff’s 2022 season so far

The American rising star participated in an exhibition match against Townsend before the challenge. She will now face Sofia Kenin in the second exhibition match after winning her match against Townsend. In the recently concluded Wimbledon Championships, the player reached the semi-finals in the mixed doubles with her partner, Jack Sock.

However, she could not perform that well in the singles where she was knocked out in the third-round by Amanda Anisimova.

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After her consistent performances throughout this season, she will now look to add a first title to her name. The American sensation will ardently gear up for the hard-court season in the hopes of making an impact in her home Grand Slam, the US Open.