Coco Gauff Meets Michelle Obama in D.C.
<![CDATA[The 15-year-old is making the most of her new celebrity. She met a true idol this week in Michelle Obama.]]>
Coco Gauff is hanging with some pretty heady company in the nation’s capital. The 15-year-old got to meet her idol Michelle Obama this week, and exchanged a signed tennis racquet for a signed copy of the former First Lady’s book.
“Today I got to meet my idol @michelleobama,” wrote Gauff on Instagram. “Her words and wisdom on my journey will stay with me on the court over the course of my career. She is a true inspiration. I have never arrived, I am always becoming! Thank you for your time.”Obama took to Instagram to say a few words about Gauff as well.“This afternoon, I was thrilled to visit with @CocoGauff,” she wrote. “When we talk about the potential of our young people, we often think about it as some far-off promise, years or decades away. But the truth is they have so much to offer us right now—something we all saw a few weeks ago at Wimbledon. Coco is a wonderful young woman who’s showing us that we don’t have to wait to see what the next generation can do.” ]]>
Chris Oddo. Chris Oddo is a freelance sportswriter, podcaster, blogger and social media marker who is a lead contributor to Tennisnow.com. He also writes for USOpen.org, Rolandgarros.com, BNPParibasOpen.com, TennisTV.com, WTAtennis.com and the official US Open program.
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