Cori Gauff recalls when she first met Naomi Osaka
Cori Gauff recalled when she first met Naomi Osaka. They have a close relationship, as told by the American in a press conference. "I first met Naomi, I think I hit with her at the Miami Open maybe three years ago. Our dads always knew each other. When I talked to her, we do have similarities. I remember I was complimenting her headphones because I saw she designed it. Like, these are pretty cool. I think she's doing amazing, obviously", said Gauff.
Asked how she approached this year's US Open, Gauff replied: "I was training at home, taking it easy, being with my family. I got to see a lot of extended family members, especially in Winston-Salem, because a lot of them didn't live too far from the tournament. I also played an exhibition with Barty. That was really good prep for this tournament because she's No. 2 in the world, clearly playing at a really high level. It was good to get that kind of experience because I don't have a lot of matches under my belt. Playing that definitely was, I guess, a big part of my training before the US Open."
Speaking of her family, she concluded: "One thing about my grandfather, he doesn't care too much about the cameras and everything. They've been really supportive. Like, whenever I go out of the town, they're watching my brothers. He played baseball. My brother also plays baseball. I can't tell you how many times we're eating dinner and he takes my brother out to go hit. He even put a whole batting cage in his driveway just for my brothers. He's like the best possible grandfather I could have. Honestly, I'm just super grateful. He's always calling me. My whole life he's saying, Never say die. Ever since I was younger, I would hear that. That's kind of stuck in my head, even when the matches are tough. Both of my grandparents are amazing."
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