When Coco Gauff met former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama at the US Open, she was already in the thrill of a night she wouldn’t soon forget.

Just minutes before her post-match press conference, the No. 5 seed saw the former President and First Lady after fighting through a tough first-round match against Laura Siegemund.

Gauff shared her feelings after the match: “So, my mood is a little bit nicer. Maybe I’m saying nicer things than I actually planned on! That lightened my mood. I literally texted I was like, ‘That’s brightened my mood so much.”

The US Open was the first Grand Slam event to reach the milestone of equal prize money, and the former president and first lady attended the event at Arthur Ashe Stadium in order to celebrate 50 years. Gauff still wasn’t sure which celebrities were present at her match on Monday night since it was so intense.

Gauff added: “I didn’t see them in the presidential box. I was obviously looking at that, but they weren’t I guess in my eyeline. But afterward, yeah, they told me they wanted to say hi. I’ve met Mrs. Obama before. They told me it was just her initially. Then Mr. Obama was there in the room, too. I was like, ‘Oh, my God!’. I haven’t soaked it in because I literally just walked in here. I think I’m going to never forget that moment for the rest of my life. Yeah, I went from being really upset after a win to, like, being really happy. So, I’m glad I got to meet them.”