WATCH: Coco Gauff dances at Michael Jackson exhibit with brothers while enjoying some downtime in New York
Coco Gauff has been in high spirits while enjoying some downtime with her family in New York. The 18-year-old athlete, who was last seen in the quarterfinals of the US Open, has been reveling in her recreational break and spending her days off the tour in the Big Apple.
Gauff recently made an outing at the Madame Tussauds wax museum in New York, where she danced her heart out to Michael Jackson’s popular number “Bad” alongside her two younger brothers in front of the music icon’s wax figure.
“When everyone’s feeling the Michael Jackson exhibit a little bit too much,” Gauff wrote on her Instagram story.
Watch the video here:
Coco Gauff and her brothers being ‘Bad’. 😂😍 https://t.co/R0P3b3Ce15
The tennis star, whose younger brother Codey plays baseball, also went to watch a fixture between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Her mother, Candi Gauff, shared adorable family pictures from the visit.
Right before her trip to New York, Coco Gauff had attended American singer Lizzo’s concert in Tampa, Florida.
“Lizzo, thank you for a great night,” she had remarked with a heart emoji on her Instagram stories.
Gauff had also brought attention to the platform heels she wore during the concert, which she had paired with a snazzy black outfit.
“Had to bring out the THICKKKK platforms for Lizzo,” she had said.
Coco Gauff went to Lizzo’s concert last night. 😍 https://t.co/cmTR0yjh00
It is safe to say that Coco Gauff is making the most of her vacation days before she returns to the WTA tour, which is likely to happen at the San Diego Open in the first week of October.
Coco Gauff’s 2022 season so far
On the tennis side of things, Coco Gauff is enjoying the best season of her career so far. Although she is yet to win a singles title this year, the 18-year-old has put together some significant results in 2022.
Gauff scored the biggest result of her career when she finished as the runner-up at this year's French Open. Notably, the American also made the doubles finals in Paris alongside compatriot Jessica Pegula.
She then got her best career result at Flushing Meadows, reaching the quarterfinals of the 2022 US Open. Apart from that, Gauff made the semifinals of the Adelaide International and the German Open as well as the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open, the Indian Wells Open, the Silicon Valley Classic and the Canadian Open.
In doubles, the 18-year-old earned two titles - at the Qatar Open and the Canadian Open - both times partnering Pegula. She climbed the ranking charts in the category to reach the World No. 1 in August. Currently, Gauff is the doubles’ World No. 5.
After her 2022 US Open run, the teenager made her top 10 debut in singles too; she is ranked World No. 8 right now.