{"id":290181,"date":"2023-09-10T00:35:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T00:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=290181"},"modified":"2023-09-10T00:35:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T00:35:27","slug":"coco-gauff-pays-tribute-to-her-family-after-us-open-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/tennis\/coco-gauff-pays-tribute-to-her-family-after-us-open-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Coco Gauff pays tribute to her family after US Open win"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Coco Gauff pays tribute to her family in heartfelt speech after US Open win &#8211; and in particular Dad, Corey<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Coco Gauff lavished tribute to her longtime coach, and father, Corey, postgame\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gauff made mention of the Williams sister, who she once came to watch in NY\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New U.S. Open winner Coco Gauff has paid tribute to her family after her first Grand Slam triumph vs. Aryna Sabalenka Saturday evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old Floridian was developed by her father, Corey, and he remained her coach up until the end of Wimbledon where she hired Brad Gilbert.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gauff raced up into the stands following her win at Flushing Meadows hugging both Corey and her mom, Candi, among others.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Thank you first to my parents. Today was the first time I&#8217;ve ever seen my dad,&#8217; she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He doesn&#8217;t want me to tell y&#8217;all that but he got caught in 4K. He thinks he&#8217;s so hard. Thank you, guys. You believed in me from the beginning.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/10\/00\/75256125-12500321-image-a-13_1694302133901.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Coco Gauff won her first Grand Slam title with a three-set victory vs. Aryna Sabalenka in NYC<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/10\/00\/75256165-12500321-image-a-12_1694302067000.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>After securing the U.S. Open title, Gauff went and hugged her father, Corey (pictured hugging)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/10\/00\/75256211-12500321-Corey_second_-m-16_1694302389610.jpg\" height=\"437\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Candi and Corey Gauff were on hand for their daughter&#8217;s stellar performance in Flushing, NY<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/10\/00\/75256135-12500321-image-a-10_1694302037050.jpg\" height=\"349\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Prior to her own career, Gauff had attended the Flushing Meadows slam to watch the Williams&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>One of Gauff&#8217;s brothers doesn&#8217;t believe in having his phone on him at all times, clearly, after not answering the U.S. Open champ&#8217;s FaceTIme call after the win.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I FaceTimed my brother but he didn&#8217;t answer,&#8217; she revealed, but Gauff did admit he tried to call back but she couldn&#8217;t answer prior to the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Gauff also made mention of the trailblazers before her including the Williams sisters, and later Billie Jean-King.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve been coming to this tournament, my dad took me to this tournament&#8230; watching Venus and Serena [Williams] compete. So, it&#8217;s really incredible to be on this stage.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with ESPN later Friday, Gauff had more touching words for her father.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He was the first person I saw,&#8217; Gauff said after winning the Slam. &#8216;That moment. I\u2019ll never forget that ever. I\u2019m so happy. That man has supported me through so much.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;People always tried to tear us apart, saying he didn\u2019t need to be in my box or he didn\u2019t need to coach me anymore. 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