Coco Gauff changed the views people held of her when the hard court season returned to the sport. The American sensation became a different player and won her first masters and grand slam, gaining millions of fans. Her current performance has evoked much praise for her. A former British player has even gone as far as calling her the best women’s tennis athlete in history, which angered many fans, especially fans of Serena Williams.

While the former British player has called her the best athlete in women’s tennis, the 19-year-old has declared someone else as the best. For Gauff, the Queen of the Court, Serena Williams, is the undisputed GOAT. 

Fans of Serena Williams lambast former British great

Mark Petchey is a former player who has coached Andy Murray to the top 50s. But his status did not save him from the ire of Serena Williams fans. Petchey recently interviewed with Tennis Channel, where he called Coco Gauff the best women’s tennis player in history, effectively snubbing Williams. He gave the example of the time Steffi Graf played and said that tennis is much faster now. 

Despite Graf’s 22 grand slams, Petchey pits her above Gauff and does not mention Williams at all. His concluding statement was, “I personally think that Coco Gauff, looking at her right now, with the speed that the game is being played at, is the best women’s tennis athlete that we have ever seen.”   

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His comment did not settle well with any tennis fans. But the fans of Meka lashed out at Petchey at the snub.

One fan simply said that Williams is the one who holds the title of the greatest tennis athlete.

Another fan had the opinion that Gauff is great, but she is not at the level of the Williams sisters. They further said the athleticism shown by both sisters was jaw-dropping, and Serena is one of the greatest.

One user snubbed Gauff and said that Williams is the greatest, followed by Martina Navratilova. 

Another fan snubbed Gauff for Navratilova and Serena and also brought in Venus Williams, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Martina Hingis and Steffi Graf. 

A fan felt that it was propaganda, and that they were trying to erase the name of Williams.

The comment by Petchey drew a lot of flak, and Gauff was unfortunately caught in the middle of it. While her name is being brought up in the discussion, she has already shared the name of her greatest of all time. 

Gauff chooses Serena Williams as her GOAT

Although the argument on Petchey’s remarks heated up quite a bit, the person in question has another player as her favorite. In an interview with Vogue, Gauff said that Serena Williams is undeniably the greatest of all time in tennis. While she is her idol, she is not trying to become her or trying to take her mantle. She believed that no one could take that away from Williams, and she would just try to be the best Coco Gauff on tour. 

She is just aiming to become the best version of herself. Additionally, she is aiming to make sure she can continue winning tournaments and make herself known as an idol to others.

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