Dan Hamilton/USA Today Sports, via Reuters
Although the teen phenom Coco Gauff was eliminated from the United States Open, an entirely different Coco endures: a furry, 7-pound brown dog belonging to Bianca Andreescu.
Andreescu’s mother and father, Maria and Nicu, have been bringing the poodle into Arthur Ashe Stadium to watch Bianca’s matches (she plays Serena Williams in the final on Saturday).
According to Nicu Andreescu, the couple was told that dogs are not allowed in seats, after they had brought her to Bianca’s quarterfinal against Elise Mertens. But they were told they could bring Coco into the stadium for Bianca’s semifinal on Thursday against Belinda Bencic.