Hollywood Icon Zendaya Makes Endearing Coco Gauff Admission, Inspired by Coach Brad Gilbert at Challengers Premiere
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America’s WTA star Coco Gauff received one of the biggest surprises of the year. And it involved her favorite actress, Zendaya. Zendaya attended the premiere of her movie, Challengers, in Los Angeles recently. On the red carpet, the actress took Gauff’s name to answer a special question and delighted the fraternity’s hearts.
The official X (formerly Twitter) profile of the Tennis Channel recently shared a clip. Here, fans spotted Zendaya, the protagonist of the movie, calling Coco Gauff her inspiration. Zendaya said, “I love Coco. I haven’t met her yet, but I sure hope so. Brad is her coach, so I’m like, I want to meet her!” Her surprising revelation surely impressed the tennis fraternity, including America’s favorite WTA star and reigning US Open champion Coco Gauff. The fraternity also noticed Brad Gilbert’s impact on Zendaya, as the actress mentioned him as a reason to get so influenced by Coco Gauff.
Hey @CocoGauff, Zendaya wants to meet ya. 🥹 pic.twitter.com/p00AT1JTnr
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) April 17, 2024
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In an interview with the Times last year, Gilbert revealed that his training for Zendaya lasted for three months in California. There, he took the actress to watch matches at Pepperdine University. Then Brad Gilbert accompanied her for four months, filming scenes and rehearsals in Boston and New York. Therefore, the interaction between them was close and influential.
Gilbert said about Zendaya– “Believe it or not, actors got a lot of the same DNA as tennis players. So I really think that working with Zendaya kind of really maybe, was impedance for good experience for working with Coco. Well take Z, she is driven to be the best she can and a lot of tennis players did.”
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On the other hand, Gilbert’s star student Coco Gauiff shared double excitement for the film, saying, “I’m so excited for the movie, Obviously I love Zendaya, and I love tennis, so it feels like my worlds kind of meshed together.”
While Zendaya confessed to not meeting Coco Gauff, the American US Open champion revealed how Zendaya surprised him with a special gift after her victory.
Coco Gauff revealed “the coolest thing” Zendaya did for her after her US Open victory
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This American WTA star bagged the US Open trophy last year and the Hollywood actress didn’t miss the chance to congratulate her, especially. Zendaya sent Gauff a heavy flower bouquet, which was almost fifty pounds, to celebrate the latter’s victory. Delighted Gauff said, “I didn’t really do anything that cool after winning the US Open, to be honest. But the messages you get from celebrities are crazy. The coolest thing that happened to me was Zendaya sent me flowers to my house.
Zendaya’s message about Coco Gauff delighted fans’ hearts with a hint about a new friendship waiting to bloom. Nevertheless, it was amazing to see Zendaya mention Brad Gilbert and Gauff’s influence as she embarks to unleash her tennis magic to the audience.
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