Coco Gauff couldn’t believe that there was footage of her from one of Venus Williams’ 2012 US Open matches as the American tennis star gave a very special shout-out to the person who discovered the video.
In 2012, an eight-year-old Gauff came to watch the US Open – and not only that she had the opportunity to watch one of the biggest tournaments in the world – she also had the chance to watch in live one of her idols.
In a match highlight video that was posted by the USTA on YouTube this week, someone spotted a very joyful cheering on Williams against Bethanie Mattek-Sands. For Gauff and Williams, it was a great day as the seven-time Grand Slam champion crushed Mattek-Sands 6-3 6-1.
“WOWWWWWWW NO WAY SOMEONE FOUND THIS. THAT IS ME WATCHING VENUS at the US Open. didn’t even know the tv caught me in the stands. whoever found this shoutout to you ong (on God),” Gauff wrote on her Instagram Story.
“THIS IS CRAZY. time flies. 1o1 I def was looking at the jumbotron to see if the camera was showing me lol. thank you for sharing!”
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