Coco Gauff reveals hidden easter egg in her new custom New Balance CG2 sneakers everyone missed
Coco Gauff recently showcased Easter eggs in her new New Balance sneakers. The player is all set to begin her 2025 season by competing in the United Cup.
Gauff had a successful run in the 2024 tennis season, as she wrapped up her year with a win at the WTA Finals. She delivered staunch performances in the entire tournament, starting from the first round, as she defeated Jessica Pegula, Iga Swiatek, and Aryna Sabalenka to reach the finals, where she squared off against Qinwen Zheng.
In the finals, the American dominated the match with a score of 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7). Ahead of this, she also reached the semifinals of the Wuhan Open and nabbed the title of the China Open, where she bested Karolina Muchova in the final round with a score of 6-1, 6-3. The athlete will next be competing at the United Cup, which is scheduled to take place on December 27 and conclude on January 5, 2025.
Ahead of the match, Coco Gauff showcased easter eggs in her new New Balance sneakers, CG2. She revealed the eggs by sharing a video on her Instagram story, where she said:
"So as you guys know with my first shoe, CG1 with New Balance had a lot of easter eggs. On this shoe, I had my name, the co-ordinates of the park I grew uo playing tennis at, my parents sports on the back of the shoe. The CG 2 has a little bit less easter egg, but they are still easter eggs, but there is particularly this one that I haven't seen anyone pick yet and I wanna show you. *flips her shoe.*
This egg is on the bottom of the shoe and it is actually my initials, so rught here, you'll see it's a C and here, its a G. So, when you hold it up, its actually like CG. And there is this obvious CG right there on the bottom of the shoe," said Gauff.
Coco Gauff opened up about her relationship with New Balance
In an interview during the launch of her second signature shoe with New Balance, Coco Gauff opened up about her relationship with the brand. The American player joined the brand as a part when she was just 14 years old and has worked with the brand in various commercials and product launches.
In the interview, Gauff called New Balance her family and said that after joining the brand, she has grown as an athlete, as quoted by Essence.com:
“I’ve been with the team since I was 14 years old and they are really like family to me. Over the last six years, I’ve grown so much as an athlete and person, both on and off the tennis court. The New Balance team has been there for every step of my journey and truly let me be myself when it comes to product and design.”
Along with the shoes, personalized t-shirts of Coco Gauff have also been launched by New Balance.