Published 01/11/2023, 11:39 PM EST
USWNT soccer star, Alex Morgan loves to follow many sports. Apart from soccer, it’s publicly known that Alex Morgan plays golf in her free time too. However, recently the American soccer star has shown her interest in tennis too. A week before the Australian Open, famous tennis players from all over the world are participating in a charity event. Recently, a clip of a rally between Coco Gauff and Frances Tifoe went viral.
Alex Morgan was one of the many people to comment on that clip. It was a light-hearted moment for the tennis world. Young American tennis star, Coco Gauff surprisingly managed to get the better of Frances Tiafoe.
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This particular charity match was held in the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. Tennis fans were shocked to see the young American star getting into the head of Tiafoe. The video was from one of the rallies during the match. Things started to get intense after Coco Gauff and Tiafoe started their banter while the rally was on.
Tennis – WTA Premier 5 – Italian Open – Foro Italico, Rome, Italy – September 16, 2020 Coco Gauff of the U.S. in action during the Women’s doubles Pool via REUTERS/Clive Brunskill
Tiafoe started the chatter by saying, “Coco I’ll break you down”. Coco Gauff took Tiafoe up on the offer and started responding back. She mentioned that she waited her entire life for that moment. She kept saying that she wasn’t going to miss this. Ultimately, Tiafoe did not connect one of his shots well and hit the ball straight into the net.
A few hours later ESPN posted a clip of this rally on Instagram. USWNT star, Alex Morgan reposted the video on her story. Morgan also added, “This is epic”, followed by a few laughing emojis. The heartwarming video entertained the tennis world as a whole.
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Coco Gauff also reposted the video on her Twitter and reiterated her point. She wrote, “waited my whole life for this” and tagged Frances Tiafoe.
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The entire initiative is called ‘Tennis Plays for Peace’. ‘Tennis Plays for Peace’ is a global initiative that brings the fans and tennis community closer to each other. All proceeds from the event go towards helping the humanitarian relief operations in Ukraine.
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Popular tennis names like Andy Murray, Grigor Dimitrov, Rafael Nadal, Marta Kostyuk, and many other tennis stars were part of the roster for the charity event. The ITF, ATP, WTA, and all grand slams endorse the tournament.
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Coco Gauff is already in the headlines after this match. However, many tennis fans believe that Gauff could make it very deep into the tournament. While Iga Swiatek is the favorite to win the title, the young American tennis star could cause a massive upset. Can Gauff follow the footsteps of her childhood inspiration, Serena Williams?
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