Novak Djokovic is undoubtedly the most famous tennis star in the world. The Serbinator managed to reach the stage after becoming the most acclaimed player in the ATP after 24 slams and 40 Masters. He has also far surpassed any player in weeks at #1, showing why he has a gigantic fanbase. However, a former American professional star believes that Coco Gauff has surpassed him when it comes to popularity, owing to her performances in 2023.
Gauff had a difficult start last year. But the teenage star managed to turn it around when the American hardcourt season rolled around after Wimbledon. Her efforts certainly served to impress the American star.
Alexandra Stevenson is a former American professional who joined ESPN’s commentating team in 2019. She also began a podcast she calls ‘Serving Aces with Alexandra Stevenson’. Her recent episode was dedicated to Gauff after her recent controversy at the Dubai Tennis Championships. In the same episode, she also said Gauff has now become more popular than the 24-time grand slam champion.
Coco Gauff was named one of Time Magazine’s Women of the Year. She just got named that. So this is Coco Gauff. She’s right now the biggest thing in women’s tennis, maybe tennis, okay, Djokovic, Yes. But what she did the US Open. If you talk to people in America on the street, I’m going to say on the street. They’re starting to know Coco Gauff.”
