There is a possibility that tennis fans may relive in their dreams a match between Serena Williams and Coco Gauff for all time.
In an interview with People magazine that took place at the debut of her documentary series, In the Arena: Serena Williams, which was shown at the 2024 Tribeca Festival, the tennis great, who is 42 years old, said that she does not know whether she would ever compete against Gauff.
She jokes, “I mean, let me ask my knees?” at the event that took place on Thursday, June 13th.
The retired athlete has said that she is concentrating on her outside endeavors, including being a parent to her daughters Adira, who was born in August 2023, and Olympia, who is 6 and a half years old, with her husband, Alexis Ohanian. She also states that her “competitive craving” is still there.
I am obligated to be the finest mother. The statement that she makes is that “I have to go to all of Olympia’s things at her school.”
During an interview with People magazine for the publication’s 50th anniversary cover story, the 23-time Grand Slam winner said that she has gradually been able to contemplate her remarkable career with Olympia.
“The other day, I told her that she was actually in my belly when I won a major tournament [the 2017 Australian Open], and she was surprised,” she added. “It was a very surprising moment for her.” “She’s at an age now where I can kind of open up to her a little bit more and she can understand things more, whereas she didn’t really understand before.”
Gauff, who is twenty years old, has said that she is someone who she “looks up to” and believes to be a dream opponent, despite the fact that Williams has shifted her concentration away from the court.
“She is my idol,” Gauff described her to ESPN in September of 2023. My inability to play her will be the one and only regret I have for the rest of my life for the rest of my life. In a great number of competitions, I would have played her if we had been victorious in an extra round and had not been disappointed. Nevertheless, I am content with the fact that I am only a product of her heritage and that I am here to represent American tennis.
In addition, the youthful athlete, who won her maiden Grand Slam championship at the 2023 United States Open, referred to Williams as the “GOAT.”
“She is the greatest” My goal is to accomplish even half of what she achieved. On the other hand, I’m not going to compare myself to her,” Gauff said.
