Coco Gauff grabbed eyeballs when she defeated Venus Williams in the opening round of Wimbledon 2019. This was her first entry into the main draw for a Grand Slam tournament on grass. After that, she reached the fourth round before losing to Simona Halep.
Three years later, the 18-year-old has an unforgettable season in 2022. At the recently concluded French Open, the American tennis star reached the finals of women’s singles and women’s doubles. After her success on the clay season, Gauff, who is gearing up to take on the grass season, has expressed her desire to play mixed doubles at Wimbledon.
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Tennis fans react to Coco Gauff playing mixed doubles at Wimbledon
Gauff took to Twitter to find a partner to play mixed doubles at the Grand Slam tournament on grass. She said , Who wants to play mixed in Wimpy?
Who wants to play mixed in Wimpy 🌱🤝?
– Coco Gauff (CocoGauff) June 15 2022
Fans had mixed reactions after hearing Gauff’s desire to play in the event. One fan said, “I’ve got a lot of class.”
I got a lot of class
– sue🏳️ 🌈🌈💚🤍💜 (eleonorasfalcon) June 15 2022
Another fan who wasn’t happy about Gough playing mixed doubles said, “We fans want you to focus only on the bachelors.”
We fans want you to focus only on singles
– _Kyanna_ (@Bronxdiva1) June 15 2022
Some fans have sent their suggestions to Gauff’s mixed doubles partner. One fan said, “felixtennis or cilic_marin: Both are excellent on the lawn.”
While another fan mentioned, “JohnIsner was, uh, playing some really good diplomas and I can’t remember the last time he played mixed.”
In the past, Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has expressed his desire to play doubles with Gauff. On an episode of the ATP Tennis Radio Podcast, Kyrgios said, “I’ve had a lot of amazing mixed doubles partners and Coco Gauff would be the one I’d love to play with. I think the crowd will love that.”
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“You’ll be dominating singles for a while, so you probably don’t want to play mixed [doubles]. But I like it.” Thus, there is a strong possibility that Gauff will team up with Kyrgios at Wimbledon.
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Gauff started their grasscourt season on a positive note
Ahead of this month’s Wimbledon, the 18-year-old is taking part in the Bett10 Open in Berlin. She won her opening round match against Ann Lee in straight sets 6-2, 7-6 (2).

In the next round, Goff will take over Xinyu Wang China. Their match will take place later today.
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