Coco Gauff still doesn’t believe she is a Grand Slam champion. After lifting the US Open title, the American is in a cloud that has lasted for 5 days, but it is understandable because winning at home is much more special. Gauff recently gave a television interview to talk about her feelings moments after her feat.
The 19-year-old continues to remember her feat in the US Openboth the moments after and the moments before. Coco Gauff sat next to his parents on the famous NBC television show, “Today”, to talk about everything that surrounded his victory. And he still doesn’t quite believe it: “It’s still crazy. Even last night she was telling myself, ‘You’re a Grand Slam champion,’ and she doesn’t seem real at all.”
“More joy than relief”
“I feel like it all hit me suddenly because I didn’t want to tell myself it was a match point, I didn’t want to start shaking. My previous matches took me like six, seven match points to win and that time it was in the first one, so I was a little shocked and I couldn’t breathe either.”
I thought in the past it would be more relief than joy, but I think with all the growth and maturity I’ve achieved, it’s definitely more joy than relief. I was just being thankful and I understood that all the difficult moments were just to make that moment even sweeter. I think if it were easy, I wouldn’t feel as grateful as I did at that moment.”
No better place to win your first Grand Slam than at home
“Obviously when you’re losing you think, ‘Why doesn’t this happen now?’ “It couldn’t have been more perfect than this moment, doing it in America, in New York City, it’s just amazing.”
The support of his family, a fundamental pillar to maintain concentration and lift him to victory
“The last time I was in a Grand Slam final I couldn’t sleep all night, but talking to my boyfriend helped me fall asleep.
My two brothers were the first two people I called, but they didn’t answer. Then I called my grandmother and someone who wasn’t her answered. And finally my brother called me, but by then the ceremony had already started. My father wore a t-shirt that said, ‘Imagine.’ He simply said that he bought it at the beginning of the tournament. He said that he had the image that I was going to reach the final and that he would wear that shirt if he did. And I think you just have to imagine that your dreams can come true and you have to keep working towards it.”
2023-09-14 05:47:08
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