Coco Gauff recently penned a heartfelt message after her Miami Open loss on social media, which garnered sweet reactions from her family. Her mother, father, and brother, Corey Gauff, shared loving support for her.
Gauff delivered stunning performances at the tournament and reached the first finals of the Miami Open after besting top players, including Sorana Cristea, Belinda Bencic, Karolina Muchova, and more. She faced Sabalenka in the final round, where, after losing the first set, she nabbed the second set; however, the tiebreaker was claimed by the Belarusian athlete, who eventually registered a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 victory.
After this loss, the American penned a heartwarming message on Instagram, making her feelings known about the upset. Along with this, she also extended gratitude toward her family, friends, and her fans, who supported her throughout the journey. Posting a bunch of pictures from the tournament, she shared the note in the caption that read:
“Not the trophy I wanted, but what a special experience this was to reach the final of my home tournament🫶🏾. thank you to the crowd and my friends/family for always supporting me through it all. I have so much gratitude and really found my joy again this week. From being injured in indian wells, to not being sure if I was even going to play this tournament, and off court trials, I fought super hard to be here and because of that I can look back at this head held high. butttt best believe we’ll get the bigger one day…. soflo thanks for showing up for me! see you next year😛 🙏🏾”
This heartfelt message garnered the attention of her family, including her father and her brother. Lauding his daughter, Corey Gauff dropped a sweet comment that read:
“So happy you found that joy and happiness again all fun it’s sport supposed to be fun.”
Gauff’s brother, Codey, who is a high school baseball player also penned an encouraging comment that read:
“Great run only up from here.”
Along with them, her mother, Candi Gauff, also reshared her daughter’s post on her Instagram story with the caption:
“@cocogauff❤️❤️”
Coco Gauff on Her Miami Open Loss
After losing to Aryna Sabalenka at the Miami Open, Coco Gauff spoke to the media in the runner-up speech, where she opened up about her upset. She expressed disappointment over her loss, stating that she wanted to win the bigger trophy; however, she also said that she had a lot of fun in her hometown. Opening up about how she got emotional while she was on the bench, she said:
“Although it sucks to not come out with the bigger trophy today, I had a lot of joy this week. That’s something I’m taking away from this the most. I was getting a little emotional on the bench, but not sad tears. I’m just having two weeks of gratitude,” said Coco Gauff.
After the match, she spoke to the reporters, where she opened up about experiencing joy at the tournament.
“I think I can talk down on myself, and things like that, but in that moment, you know, an athlete that I was inspired by at the Winter Olympics, Alysa Liu, and I had the mindset today that regardless of what happened, you lose, but there is no real loss in the situation. I was just looking at my box and seeing all my family and friends and hearing them in the crowd, and I know how much they supported me just to be on this stage, so I was just thinking more gratitude and things like that.”
Before the Miami Open, Coco Gauff competed at the Indian Wells Masters, where her journey ended in the second round, as she experienced the first walkover of her life due to injury.
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