Coco Gauff’s father is proud that his daughter is speaking up for herself. At Wednesday’s Dubai Tennis Championships, Gauff got into a heated argument with the chair umpire after the latter made what she saw to be a late call.

Corey Gauff expressed his admiration for his daughter’s handling of the situation in a post on Instagram.

Corey appreciated his daughter and said: “I am so proud of my daughter. Standing up for yourself and fighting for fairness. You have the strength of your grandmothers, who are 2 of the strongest women we know. While being passionate, you remained respectful as you articulated your argument. The scene is so familiar to women and women of color pleading and fighting to be treated fairly and respectfully by their male counterparts.”

He further said: “You are an incredible example to women and your generation of what it means to fight and despite not getting the outcome you wanted, you stood up for yourself and successfully moved on. You are becoming the young woman I prayed for. God bless you.”

Coco Gauff in 2024

At the moment ranked no.3 (career-high), Coco played her last match on the 22^nd of February when she lost to world no.40 Anna Kalinskaya 2-6 6-4 6-2 in the quarter in Dubai (draw).

This season Coco has achieved a 12-3 match record. Coco conquered 1 title in Auckland.