Cori Gauff joked that she “ruined a Gucci hat” while signing autographs in Dubai. On Thursday, Gauff defeated Madison Keys 6-2 7-5 in the Dubai quarterfinal. After the match, one fan wanted his Gucci hat to be signed by 2022 French Open finalist Gauff “Are you sure you want this nice hat signed,” Gauff jokingly told the fan, as captioned by WTA’s Instagram Story.
Gauff reposted it on her Instagram Story and wrote: “Pretty sure I ruined a Gucci hat today (face with tears of joy emoji).”
Gauff didn’t manage to get her first win against Iga Swiatek
By beating Keys, Gauff set up a Dubai semifinal against top-ranked Swiatek.
In their first five meetings, Gauff suffered as many straight-set losses against Swiatek. Unfortunately for Gauff, she didn’t manage to get her first win over Swiatek in Dubai. In their sixth meeting, Swiatek claimed a 6-4 6-2 win over Gauff.
On Thursday, Gauff admitted that she did “something wrong” in each of her first five meetings against Swiatek. However, she also said that she was confident that she could beat Swiatek in Dubai. “All five times, I did something wrong!
To be honest, she’s playing great tennis and there’s a reason she’s World No.1. Tomorrow I have no pressure. I just have to play my game — I definitely think I’ve gotten better since the…
