MELBOURNE, Australia — American world No. 3 Coco Gauff mentioned she drew inspiration from Marvel’s superheroes when serving to to design her tennis outfits for this 12 months’s Australian Open.
Following her 6-3, 6-3 first-round win over fellow American Sofia Kenin on Monday, Gauff was requested about her package by on-court interviewer and former participant Laura Robson. The 20-year-old Gauff mentioned she is a Marvel fanatic, and wished to deliver a contact of superhero to her New Steadiness attire for this 12 months’s opening Slam.
“I am an enormous Marvel fan. A variety of the feminine superheroes have cool cutouts on their outfits, so that is what I wished to do,” Gauff mentioned.
However the No. 3 seed in Melbourne admitted the style assertion did not come with out its struggles, laughing with the gang in regards to the problem of going to the lavatory whereas carrying such an intricate design.
“New Steadiness has nice designers, [but] it is really sort of a ache to get into, as a result of it’s a bodysuit, so I’ve to, like, put the underside half [on] first after which pull it over my head, it is sort of a battle,” she mentioned with fun. “And if you cannot maintain your bladder it is also not a good suggestion, however you need to sacrifice for style.”
Whereas the outfit was a nod to superheroes, her alternative of shoe was influenced by her father.
“My footwear are impressed by basketball footwear, as a result of that is the game my dad wished me to play, however I am glad I selected tennis,” she mentioned.
Gauff, who will face Nice Britain’s Jodie Burrage within the second spherical in Melbourne, is in search of so as to add an Australian Open title to go along with her 2023 US Open main crown.
