Coco Gauff hilariously admitted she “got fooled” by an X post that falsely claimed her 2024 Australian Open yellow outfits were inspired by Serena Williams and her way of paying homage to the American tennis icon.
Ahead of the 2024 Australian Open, New Balance revealed two outfits created for top-ranked American female tennis player Gauff. The first outfit features a yellow top and a yellow skirt with navy stripes. The alternate outfit is the opposite of the first as it has a navy top and a navy skirt while the stripes are yellow.
One person posted a picture of Gauff’s 2024 Australian Open outfit and an old picture of Williams wearing a similar yellow outfit and wrote a made-up Gauff quote: “With this kit, I definitely wanted to channel my inner Serena. She is an inspiration on and off the court so this one is for her… it even has the lil crop top she had [giggles].”
Coco Gauff on her Australian Open 2024 kit:
“With this kit, I definitely wanted to channel my inner Serena. She is an inspiration on and off the court so this one is for her… it even has the lil crop top she had [giggles]” pic.twitter.com/Ymc3BEjeZE
— Cas (@AO_SW19) January 8, 2024
Gauff reacts: You had me fooled
The author of the post later made a…