Coco Gauff shockingly reveals fellow US tennis girls have left Olympic Village and moved to a hotel after overcrowding in Paris rooms
Coco Gauff has made a shocking revelation about her teammates fleeing the Olympic village in Paris due to overcrowding. Gauff is leading the US tennis women's contingent including Jessica Pegula, Emma Navarro, Danielle Collins, and Desirae Krawczyk.
Gauff will get her 2024 Paris Olympics campaign underway against Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic in the first round. She has already moved to the second round in doubles after defeating Australia's Ellen Perez and Daria Saville in partnership with Pegula.
Collins and Krawczyk have former another pair to represent the USA in the doubles draw and they will play their first match against Greece's Maria Sakkari and Despina Papamichail.
In the singles, Pegula is scheduled to face Switzerland's Viktoria Golubic and Navarro will meet Austria's Julia Grabher in the first round. Collins has advanced to the second round with a win over Germany's Lara Siegemund (retired at 6-3, 2-0).
While the American ladies fight to help their country's medals tally at the Games, a surprising update has come to light. Gauff has revealed on social media that the rooms at the Olympic Village were overcrowded.
In a social media post, Coco Gauff shared a video of her room showcasing congestion and suggested that five girls were spared only one restroom.
“10 girls, two bathrooms. #olympicvillage,” she captioned the video.
The World No. 2 further revealed that her tennis mates have moved to a hotel in the principal city of France.
"All the tennis girls moved to a hotel except me. So now just five girls, two bathrooms."
Coco Gauff bore the US national flag at Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony
Coco Gauff became the youngest American player to bore the American national flag during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics. She accompanied NBA star LeBron James to do the honor.
After being announced one of the flagbearers, Gauff said:
“I never thought in a million years I would have the honor of carrying the American flag for Team USA in the Opening Ceremony. I could not be more proud to lead my teammates with LeBron as we showcase our dedication and passion on the biggest stage there is - at a moment where we can bring athletes and fans together from around the world."
Coco Gauff's next task at the Paris Games is to beat Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic in the first round of the singles draw. She will then join Jessica Pegula to compete in the second round of the doubles event at Roland Garros.