‘I Was Starting to Cry’ – Coco Gauff Opens Up on Her Triggered Emotions After a Heartfelt Moment With Superfan

Coco Gauff’s grass-court performance is on fire! Swiftly transitioning from the clay courts of the French Open to the lush green courts in Berlin, the new World No. 2 is once again showing her prowess on-court by qualifying for the quarter-final of the event. Defeating her Round-of-16 opponent, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Gauff has not only won her match but has also stolen the heart of a young fan present in the audience in Berlin! After a touching exchange with the fan, Gauff poured her heart out about her feelings on the matter!

When Coco Gauff beat Alexandrova by 7-6, 6-2, little did she know that waiting for her was a young German fan to congratulate her. However, this was not a surprise encounter between the two! The No. 1 seeded player in Berlin was also eagerly waiting to meet him after she learned how the fan DM’d her hitting partner, saying “Oh I’m going to be here,” earlier. True to his words, the fan who also runs a fan page for Coco Gauff on Instagram was there to meet her favorite player through a meeting arranged by Gauff’s hitting partner.

“I was hoping he would come up to me,” the 20-year-old player said after her match, and her wish came true. When Gauff was moving through the crowd during her post-match greetings, her superfan, Maurice, was eagerly waiting for his turn. As soon as Gauff came to him, Maurice quickly asked for the reigning U.S. Open champion’s autograph. Stunned at first, Gauff eventually obliged and fulfilled his wish. “This was my dream. I am so happy,” Maurice exclaimed in joy. Witnessing this heartfelt moment, the semifinalist of the French Open, could not hold back her emotions as well. “He was very shy at first and I could see that he was starting to get emotional and I was starting to cry,” she later admitted.

However, Gauff further added, “Luckily, no tear fell, his eyes just watered. But if a tear fell I would have cried because it’s just amazing how much what you do can have an impact on someone. The fact that he feels so happy for me just to say hello, just gave me so much emotion and it’s why I do it.” Not only him, but the young superfan’s mother, who was also there, had a smile on her face: “His mom was there and she was really happy.”

Coco Gauff also mentioned how giving someone that “joy” meant a lot to her. Furthermore, she also explained that, despite not knowing his struggles in life, having this kind of impact on a fan like his made it even more special for her. However, Gauff did not lose contact with the fan. Concluding her statement, she added, “I’ve been talking to him online and hopefully I can try to see him again this week.”

Coco Gauff’s “crazy” encounter with fans has frequently amazed everyone. A few months ago in Madrid, another such incident occurred that left everyone in awe!

Coco Gauff described her experience with another “sweet” fan of hers in Madrid

Coco Gauff’s Madrid Open tournament came to a disappointing end after her loss against Madison Keys in the Round of 16. However, her fans were already impressed by her amazing performance by then. After her Round of 64 victory over Arantxa Rus, it was clear that she has indeed made a mark in people’s hearts and if not in the hearts, then in the arm for sure, at least for a particular fan!

On April 25, Coco Gauff took to her Instagram and shared an extraordinary encounter with one of her ardent fans. It all started when a fan asked her to sign her arm during her post-match greetings. Posting a video of that meetup on her story, she wrote, “post-match she had me sign her arm and said she was gonna tattoo that and this outline of me on her.” In her previous two posts on the same subject, she also wrote, “I normally don’t record videos like this, but I had the craziest fan. She is the sweetest soul…” 

Later, she added another post with the arm of her fan tattooed and wrote, “And she actually got it tatted. MADRID ENERGY IS DIFFERENT! SOB fr. oh my god.” As Coco Gauff explores her journey on grass courts this season, hopefully, more such fan encounters will continue to melt her heart!