Coco Gauff denied reports about her 2024 Australian Open outfit being inspired by the legendary Serena Williams.
Top players like Coco Gauff, who make millions of dollars in endorsement deals from her clothing sponsor New Balance, have already revealed their outfits for the Australian Open, which is set to begin on Sunday, January 14th, with selected first-round matches.
The draw for the 112th edition of the Melbourne Slam will be released on Thursday; where Gauff, who recently captured her seventh career title in Auckland, is one of the favorites to win the tournament and will learn her path to the crown.
The young American's ostentatious outfit has been circulating on social media, with tennis fans flocking to the comments section to add a ripple of excitement. Such a wave of interest made one user articulate a tweet of Gauff's interview during the kit launch.
The tweet, which has garnered over 150,000 impressions on social platform X, formerly Twitter, asserted that Gauff wanted to channel her "inner Serena" because the outfits resemble the 23-time Grand Slam champion kit from the 2016 Australian Open.
New Balance has launched two outfits Gauff will wear at the upcoming first Grand Slam of 2024. One is an an-yellow top and skirt with navy blue accents, and the other interchanges the colors.
It's no secret that Gauff has idolized Serena Williams and her older sister Venus Williams, who are considered tennis greats. On the court, Gauff has already emulated some impressive feats last attained by her retired compatriot over 20 years ago.
At first glance, it looked like the claims of her Serena-inspired outfit were reputable. Apparently, Gauff has seen the viral tweet and hilariously debunked it, but lavished praise on Serena for being a "fashion queen".
"You had me fooled. I even sent the tweet to my agent and I was like “I don’t remember ever saying this?” nothing wrong with it ya’ll know I love Serena it wasn’t inspired by her kit. she is a fashion queen tho!! I just literally thought I was going crazy for two mins hahaha."
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