(VIDEO) "Will you marry me?": Coco Gauff reveals wish to recreate iconic Steffi Graff proposal moment

Coco Gauff revealed that she tried to channel her inner Steffi Graf when a fan proposed to her during her doubles match at the WTA Finals.

The 19-year-old American tennis player made her second appearance at the WTA Finals, competing in both singles and doubles. Gauff began her campaign with an impressive victory over Ons Jabeur, winning 6-0, 6-1.

However, in the doubles alongside Jessica Pegula, they couldn't overcome Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe, falling 7-6, 6-3. In 2022, Gauff struggled to secure wins in any of her six singles and doubles matches.

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During a press conference, Gauff shared a lighthearted moment from her doubles match when someone in the audience shouted a marriage proposal to her.

“It happened in the doubles yesterday. Someone said ‘will you marry me?’ I think it was Steffi Graf who said ‘How much money do you have?’ I almost wanted to recreate that moment,” claimed Gauff.

“But if we had lost, people would’ve said ‘they lost because she said that,’ so I decided not to. But this was like the 2nd time that’s happened to me & I’ve been so tempted to recreate that moment,” 2023 US Open champion added.

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Coco Gauff wants to recreate Steffi Graf’s famous on-court marriage proposal moment: “It happened in the doubles yesterday. Someone said ‘will you marry me?’ I think it was Steffi Graf who said ‘How much money do you have?’ I almost wanted to recreate that moment. But if we had…

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Gauff still has two more singles and doubles matches to determine her fate in the tournament. In her upcoming singles match, she will face the world No. 2, Iga Swiatek, who defeated Vondrousova in the opening match.

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They have an 8-1 head-to-head record in favor of the Polish player, with four of those matches taking place this year. Gauff's lone victory was in the semifinals of the 2023 Cincinnati Open, a tournament she went on to win. If Gauff manages to defeat Swiatek, she will have virtually secured her place in the semifinals of the WTA Finals for the first time in her career.

In the case of doubles, her upcoming opponents will be the Czechs Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova, who have won a total of 7 Grand Slam titles, with their most recent victory coming at the 2023 Australian Open.

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Coco Gauff just won a set against Iga Swiatek for the first time in her career. She had lost 14 sets in a row, but finally gets one under her belt. The reaction.

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