Coco Gauff revealed there are some players on the WTA Tour who like to do some sneaky stuff during practice sessions before hilariously telling reporters that no one should point any fingers at Jelena Ostapenko because the Latvian is not one of those “cheaters.”
On Monday, No. 2 seed Gauff made a winning start to Wimbledon after destroying fellow American Caroline Dolehide 6-1 6-2. After the match, the top-ranked American female tennis player received one pretty interesting question as a reported wanted to know whether she ever played a practice match who cheated.
Answering the question, 2023 US Open champion Gauff suggested that some would be surprised to know how many of players were prone to doing that.
“I had a conversation with someone, I’m not gonna say who… We had a conversation about how some players on tour like to call the lines a little bit too much in practice. We were having a laugh out of that. There are some girls. I don’t know if it’s intentional or not, that will do it,” Gauff said.
For me I don’t really take any offense. A lot of times it’s probably girls who were maybe cheaters in juniors and they just have that habit, most of the time I try to practice with people who don’t do that. I’m not gonna question the girl….
