Coco Gauff has quite a few role models! We’ve all heard about her growing up watching the Williams sisters. She candidly admitted, “Serena Williams has always been my idol… and Venus. They are the reason why I wanted to pick up a tennis racket.” Growing up as a young kid from Delray Beach, Coco reached the stars at just 15! She took down Venus at Wimbledon 2019 as a wildcard. But now, it seems Carlos Alcaraz just made the list!
On Wednesday, tennis journalist Jose Morgado shared an interesting tweet about something Coco told the media about Carlos! Apparently, the 21-year-old has not watched his docuseries that came out in April 23, 2025.
She said, “It’s something I do try to model off of him. I have told him that I have tried to, like, have fun on the court like him and smile as much as he does, and that is something that he inspires me to do that more. Just enjoy the life in general, I find you play better. Yeah, for sure, I think he has a great philosophy, and it is something that I am trying to model.” But what is this philosophy that the Spaniard has?
Gauff didn’t watch the Alcaraz’s Netflix series but would like to model her life a bit more for his philosophy.
“It’s something I do try to model off of him. I have told him that I have tried to, like, have fun on the court like him and smile as much as he does, and that is… pic.twitter.com/OQe2j1G1wz
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) June 4, 2025
Well, the docuseries is a three-episode walkthrough of Alcaraz’s journey through his 2024 season. In the show, he openly admits his desire to be “the greatest in history,” like the “Big Three,” but he stresses the importance of enjoying the process and not letting tennis become an “obligation.” He states, “I have a lot ahead of me, but from what I’ve lived so far, I definitely prefer to put happiness before any kind of accomplishment.”
However, it won’t be the same for the American as she explained, “I don’t think I’ll be out there smiling as much as Carlos does, sometimes when he lose and wins a match, but every now and then to try to crack some in. I’m usually a more serious person on the court, but I try to remember that it’s just a game and try to treat it like that.”
It’s not the first time Coco’s mentioned Carlos at the French Open. After her opening match at the French Open, she revealed, “I think I did well at Wimbledon in 2019, and Alcaraz DM’d me saying ‘hey Coco, do you remember me?’” The message was a reference to their shared experience of winning the Junior Fed Cup at the same time for their respective countries.
However, Gauff admitted she didn’t recall him then, leading to her not responding. “I didn’t remember him. So I didn’t respond, obviously, like 4 or 5, or maybe 6 years later. He won the US Open. Then I DM’d congratulations.” She reflected on the awkward exchange, stating, “If you look at our DMs, our spread is like, ‘Hey, do you remember me?’ and me DM’ing his congratulations. I felt bad that I didn’t respond.”
Now, will we hear from Alcaraz on possibly an update on Coco taking a page out of his book or even the ghosting situation? Only time will tell!
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