Coco Gauff says Justin Bieber inspired her comeback victory at the US Open

CNN
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Coco Gauff says she drew inspiration from Justin Bieber throughout her third-round comeback victory on the US Open on Friday, rallying after she noticed the singer within the crowd on the large display.

“I positively noticed who was there,” the 19-year-old stated on the ESPN broadcast after the match. “I believed, ‘I can not lose in entrance of Justin Bieber.’ I didn’t lose a recreation after I noticed that.”

After dropping the opening set, Gauff regrouped and finally secured a 3-6 6-3 6-0 win towards Belgium’s Elise Mertens to succeed in the fourth spherical of the match.

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Bieber – who was within the stands sporting a polka dot cap backwards, thick pink sun shades and a leather-based jacket – was considered one of a number of celebrities in attendance, alongside his spouse, Hailey, and NBA star Jimmy Butler.

“I obtained just a little tight after I first noticed him, then I remembered President (Barack) Obama and Michelle Obama had been at my first-round match,” the sixth seed added, in keeping with Reuters.

“I used to be positively star-struck with Justin. ‘By no means Say By no means’ was … considered one of my favourite songs after I was a child. Then ‘Child, Oh, Child.’ I may undergo all his songs. Then Hailey, too, coming. I suppose it was just a little date night time for them, which was actually cool.”

Gauff has performed in entrance of a number of stars on the US Open already with the Obamas becoming a member of the likes of tennis nice Billie Jean King, dressmaker Anna Wintour and US ski icon Lindsey Vonn to observe her first-round match, wherein she additionally dropped the primary set.

However there’s one superstar who has not but seen Gauff play and who she stated would go away her utterly starstruck.

“If (Beyoncé) ever got here, oh, my goodness, I hope they might not present her on the display. Possibly on the finish,” she stated, in keeping with the WTA.

Throughout her comeback victory within the third spherical, Gauff even stated that she was interested by Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour, in addition to Marvel and the Biebers to maintain her “relaxed.”

She’s going to subsequent face former world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki who’s enjoying in her first grand slam since getting back from retirement and having two youngsters.