Coco Gauff recently took a day off from practice to experience the big-screen drama in the movie Challengers. The sports/romance title featuring famous Hollywood celebrity Zendaya revolved around the story of a teenage tennis player Tashi Duncan and therefore, it was obvious for the WTA stars to seek reliability. While Gauff’s synopsis of the movie didn’t seem to carry enough thoughts to be related to reality, she somehow came forward with a witty comment for her boyfriend.

It hasn’t been long since the US Open champion’s summary of the movie ‘Challengers’ started to make headlines. The story showed a romantic aspect of the protagonist which involved a relationship with not just one but two men, and therefore, Gauff used it to tease her boyfriend. “I told my boyfriend, ‘Thank God you don’t play tennis, ‘because [Tashi Duncan] is right, I would not want to date a scrub on tour,” she said, taking a cheeky dig at her boyfriend.

The comment started to receive immense attention as ESPN’s official Instagram page shared her words with a post, as a lighthearted impression. As soon as it happened, Gauff decided to keep things clear and therefore stepped in to be a part of the conversation. “I was joking bruh 😭😭 plz don’t take this seriously,” she commented, urging fans to take it as a statement meant for fun.

The fans recently got to know about Coco Gauff’s mysterious relationship. Although the tennis star, in her recent Time cover story, admitted to the fact that she’s dating someone, the lover’s true identity still remains a mystery. However, their connection runs deep – Candi, her mom, was his teacher back in fourth grade. The clarifying comment from Gauff not only helped her clear the doubts but also extended the conversation around the trending movie as fans consistently discussed the different aspects of the movie.

Coco Gauff hints at a ‘Challengers like reality’s existence in the tennis scene

Besides teasing her boyfriend with a cheeky comment picked from Zendaya’s movie ‘Challengers’, Coco Gauff also pointed at the love triangle that Tashi Duncan found herself in. Sharing her own perspective on whether she sees any similarity with it to the current tennis scenario, she marked it with a ‘probable’ response. “I don’t know any throuples going on on tour (laughter). There probably are some, but I’m not in it,” Gauff said, keeping her name clear from the twisted love angle.

The US Open champion’s comment on the movie not only came out as a regular review but carried out immense reliability as she stands to be of the same age group as the protagonist.