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‘Not Surprised at All’ – 18-Year-Old Coco Gauff Reveals Adulation for Will Smith’s Rapper Son and the Weekend With a Huge Five-Figure Number

Published 12/01/2022, 1:45 PM EST

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Coco Gauff has once again shared a sensational trend on her Instagram story. The Gen Z tennis player took part in the trending Spotify Wrapped trend, where people around the world are sharing their Apple music playlist statistics. And guess who made it onto her list? It will not be a shocker for many that The Weeknd and Jaden Smith are in her Top 5 along with Chase Atlantic, J.Cole, and Steve Lacy.

Those who know Gauff are not surprised by the results as she has raved about these artists a lot in the past too.

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Coco Gauff shows off her playlist with her favorites Jaden Smith and Weeknd topping her charts

The French Open finalist is a true Gen Z, participating in the end-of-the-year wrapped music trend. She showed her top five artists, which included Chase Atlantic, Weeknd, Jaden Smith, J.Cole, and Steve Lacy. She stated on her Instagram story, “i’m not surprised at allll”,”pretty accurate”, making it obvious that her favorites cannot be replaced. The ‘Starboy’ Weeknd has been one of Gauff’s favorites for a long time. Besides that, we are all aware of her childhood crush on Jaden Smith. After seeing her playlist, we know for sure that Gauff’s crush has now turned into a legit Jaden Smith fan.

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In 2019, when Gauff defeated Venus Williams in the first round of Wimbledon, Jaden Smith praised her. At that point, a lot of celebrities saw the promising future of the young player. However, no one knew about Gauff’s excitement.

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Later, in an interview, she revealed that she had a huge crush on Jaden Smith when she was young. So, receiving praise for him made her and her friend super-excited and bubbly.

Beyonce made Gauff more excited than Jaden Smith

Gauff might have listened to Jaden Smith and The Weeknd a lot this year, but Beyonce rules her heart. In 2019 too, when Beyonce’s mother tweeted about her performance, Gauff was out of the roof with excitement. The sheer thought of Beyonce knowing who she is, made Gauff go dizzy with happiness. She also shared an anecdote in the past when her parents had left her to babysit her brothers. However, later on, the player got to know that they had gone to a Jay-Z and Beyonce concert. And as polite and smart as she is, Gauff confessed that she was really angry at them for not taking her along with them.

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Nonetheless, Gauff is now a celebrated tennis player. She might not have Beyonce yet, but it does not even feel that far anymore.

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Shivali Sharma

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Shivali Sharma is a tennis author at EssentiallySports. She has pursued her Master's in history from Himachal University, but her love for the game has driven her to write about tennis. Shivali is a huge fan of Naomi Osaka and admires Osaka not only for her on-court performances, but also for her off-court actions.
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Manaal Siddiqui