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Legend Rod Laver’s Presence at Australian Open Helps Coco Gauff ‘Make Sense’ of Crowd’s Thunderous Applause

Published 01/20/2024, 9:53 PM EST

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American tennis prodigy Coco Gauff‘s surprising comment about the fans during her recent Australian Open match has brought a toll of laughter. Gauff recently earned her victory against Magdalena French from Poland in the round 16 of the tournament.  Now following her epic performance, Gauff received many cheers from the audience. However, it looks like some of that excitement was also for Australian tennis legend Rod Laver, who was present at the scene.

After Gauff’s victory, this US Open champion made a hilarious statement. On asking about Rod Laver’s presence at her match, Gauff responded with humor and playfulness mentioning that she thought it was for her and French. However, Coco Gauff’s statement revealed her great humor and her happiness seeing Rod Laver’s presence at her match.

Coco Gauff dropped a hilarious reaction to the crowd’s cheer for legendary Rod Laver

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Recently a trusted tennis channel shared a clip on their official X (formerly Twitter) that showed Coco Gauff’s exclusive interview after her fourth-round debut victory. Sharing this clip, this source added-” ‘𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒂 𝒈𝒐 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒔’ Coco Gauff has defeated Magdalena Fręch, and she now progresses to the Quarter-finals! #AusOpen” 

In this clip,  Gauff said- “Ah luckily when I noticed he came I was too nervous but I was like that you guys were clapping and I was like I know it’s not for us. It’s for like only the person and then I saw the screen and I was like ok makes sense so really really really thanks for coming to my match.

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Now Gauff’s humor has truly attracted her fans, who laughed along with her response. At the same time, Gauff’s response revealed that she is a fan of Rod Laver and felt nervous and excited at his presence in the match. Gauff finally added-“It was an honor to play in front of you!”

How did Coco Gauff earn her victory against Magdalena French at the ongoing Australian Open?

In a tremendous match a few hours back, Coco Gauff made her exclusive victory against Poland’s Magdalena French. This world’s number-four tennis star defeated the Polish tennis star by 6-1 and 6-2 to earn her tickets to the tournament’s quarter-finals. After her victory, Gauff jokingly said- “I want to see the Iron Claw tonight,” 

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Coco Gauff’s hilarious response after her ticket to the quarter-finals once again amazed her fans. More than that, Gauff surprised the fraternity with so much confidence and positivity. If she persists in such a great performance, fans might soon see her rocking the tournament with many more wins.

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