During the 2024 Indian Wells, Coco Gauff recently photobombed the photo shoot of a fellow American player, Clervie Ngounoue. The rising star Ngounoue won the Wimbledon junior championship in 2023.
Ngounoue defeated Alize Cornet in the first round of the qualification round at the 2024 Indian Wells but fell to Taylor Townsend in the second round.
Gauff recently interrupted Ngounoue’s photo session and began to smile while posing in front of the 17-year-old. Gauff also shared this in her story on Instagram and wrote: “Love her.”
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Coco Gauff in 2024
Now the world no.3 (career-high), Coco played her last match on the 22nd of February when she was defeated by world no.25 Anna Kalinskaya 2-6 6-4 6-2 in the quarter in Dubai (draw).
Currently, during this year Coco achieved an overall 12-3 record. Gauff has won 1 title in Auckland.
Clervie Ngounoue in 2024
Currently ranked no.386 (career-high), the American played her last match on the 5th of March when she capitulated to world no.77 Taylor Townsend 3-6 6-1 6-2 in the qualifications in Indian Wells (draw).
During this season Clervie achieved a 11-5 win-loss record. This year, Clervie clinched 1 title in the W35 Naples.
Coco Gauff and Clervie Ngounoue have never faced off.