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