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Coco Gauff in WNBA! 2025 Roland Garros Champion Steals Spotlight in Liberty-SKY Game, Gets Special Gift from Sabrina Ionescu

Apart from Gauff, Vanessa Bryant, the wife of late Kobe Bryant, was also sitting the courtside with her family.

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The 2025 Roland Garros champion, Coco Gauff enjoyed the WNBA matchup between New York Liberty and Chicago Sky. The defending champions outclassed Chicago to take a franchise record-breaking 9-0 start to the season. Liberty spoiled Angel Reese’s 30th career-double-double with a 85-66 victory on Tuesday night.

Coco Gauff, who beat Aryna Sabalenka in the French Open final on Saturday, was sitting the court-side in her New Balance Abzorb 2000s shoes during the Liberty-Sky game. Barclays Center reached an unbelievable decibel when Coco Gauff was announced. The American ace created a history when she overcame the world No. 1 in the final after going one-set down. The crowd went crazy for the 2-time Grand Slam champion and Gauff was also delighted after seeing a warm reception.

The New York crowd goes absolutely CRAZY for 2x Grand Slam champion Coco Gauff 🤩

We love to see it! pic.twitter.com/ah3YuI6BNN
— WNBA (@WNBA) June 11, 2025

Also Read: Liberty vs. Sky: New York Makes Franchise History With 9-0 Start to WNBA Season, Outclass Sky and Angel Reese

Coco Gaff Gets Special Gift from Sabrina Ionescu and Also Meets Angel Reese

The American tennis star, Coco Gauff waved her hands with a smile and made a heart gesture for the crowd, who went crazy and cheered for the newly-crowned French Open champion. She enjoyed the complete game and later, received a warm welcome from the players.

Coco met WNBA legend and Liberty star, Sabrina Ionescu, who led all the scorers with 23 points and seven assists. Ionescu gifted the two-time Grand Slam champion a team jersey with ‘Gauff’ written on it. Both stars hugged each other and Gauff said, “Thank you. Great play. So, good to see you again.” Both made a pose for the picture and Gauff showed gratitude with thanks again.

Post-W vibes 💫 Sabrina Ionescu gifted Coco Gauff a jersey!

WNBA Commissioner’s Cup presented by @coinbase pic.twitter.com/1DeNgStqA0
— WNBA (@WNBA) June 11, 2025

Coco Gauff also met Chicago Sky star, Angel Reese who became the fastest player to reach 30 double-double in the WNBA. The Sky forward scored 17 points and 11 rebounds to reach the mark in her 42nd game. Both stars hugged each other and exchanged some words with smile. Chicago Sky shared a video on ‘X’ captioning with ‘the crossover episode we didn’t know we needed’.

Coco went to her ‘X’ account and shared her emotions after reaching New York City for the WNBA game. “man… thank you new york for all of that love. never felt so seen outside the tennis court. I appreciate you all,” the Roland Garros champion said.

man… thank you new york for all of that love. never felt so seen outside the tennis court. I appreciate you all🫶🏾
— Coco Gauff (@CocoGauff) June 11, 2025

Apart from Gauff, Vanessa Bryant, the wife of late Kobe Bryant, was also sitting the courtside with her family. The Bryant family took pictures with Sabrina Ionescu and Angel Reese after the game. The former professional basketball player Lisa Leslie was also there and she had a conversation with Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese post-game.

New York Liberty will now take on season’s most popular team, Indiana Fever on Sunday and Sky will make trip to Atlanta for the next clash against Dream. On the other hand, Coco Gauff will now prepare for the Wimbledon, starting from June 30. The US No. 1 would look to win this competition for the first time.

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A native of Jaipur, Rajasthan, journalist, and a complete soccer and basketball fan, he found the huge interest with basketball by watching videos of Allen Iverson and Tony Parker, but fell head over heels in love with the sport during the Warriors’ championship era (2015-2018). A sports game addict since his late PS1, he’s also passionate about the Eagles, Inter Miami and the Fever. He’s fortunate to have seen all his favorite teams win championships. He also has a special love for cricket and football (soccer), where he is a fan of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Barcelona.