The American tennis ace Coco Gauff is an outspoken person. She is just a teenager, but still never gets intimidated by the lenses that follow her and the weight of her words. Gauff utters her thoughts with sheer confidence. However, at the same time, she never shies away from accepting her faults. Thus, attracting fans with both her game and personality.

She receives showers of adoration from fans and is one of the most prominent rising stars. Therefore, a huge mess was created a few years back when People magazine mistook her for Naomi Osaka. Here’s how she reacted to the same.

Coco Gauff about being confused with Osaka

In the year 2020 Public released an article about how fans were not okay with the four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka posing in bikini. They explained how people thought her pictures ruined her innocent image. However, one of the pictures they used was of Coco Gauff. “I love Naomi, but you guys are using the wrong picture in this article…” Gauff pointed out.

i love naomi but you guys are using the wrong picture in this article… one of the pictures is actually me.

— Coco Gauff (@CocoGauff) July 30, 2020

“One of the pictures is actually me.” As a response to this, Osaka jokingly replied, “He said, close enough.” The incident caught fire soon after Gauff’s tweet. People were blown by the blunder the magazine created. 

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“People magazine’s editor is a British guy who happens to be extremely racist. So no surprise they did this,” one fan mentioned. Whereas one other slyly wrote, “I figured some people would look a bit different after quarantine, but this is quite a transformation for Osaka.” What was/is your reaction to this incident?

Gauff’s records against Osaka

The Japanese tennis ace is one of those players who harbors the potential to defeat the 23 times Grand Slam champion, Serena Williams. Therefore, having her as a rival is the best way to hone one’s skills.

Gauff has met Osaka four times on-court and their score is tied on 2 wins each. They first locked horns in the hard courts of the US Open and there Osaka outclassed Gauff in straight sets.

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However, post that, Gauff avenged her defeat by making the two-time champion walk out of the Australian Open from the round of 32. Thereafter, they both secured one win each.