After winning her first Grand Slam title at the US Open, Coco Gauff casually mentioned in the press conference that her boyfriend helped her stay calm and focused before the big match. The 19-year-old had never before revealed that she was in a relationship.
Answering questions about her title run and final against Aryna Sabalenka, Gauff didn’t refrain from mentioning her boyfriend. The American teenager explained how a late-night phone call with him played a pivotal role in redirecting her focus away from visualizing winning the US Open, allowing her to stop overthinking:
I just called my boyfriend, and I told him let’s talk until it’s time to go to sleep so we spoke until 1:00 a.