American tennis star Coco Gauff felt inspired by one of her favorite Heat players, Jimmy Butler, during her first-round match at the French Open on Tuesday.
Gauff, who is ranked sixth at the Grand Slam tournament, dropped the first set to Spain’s Rebeka Masarova, but she didn’t let that worry her. The 19-year-old came back and dominated in the next two sets, winning 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 to advance to the second round.
After the match, Sports Illustrated’s Jon Wertheim asked Gauff if the Heat’s Game 7 win on Monday night helped her persevere on Tuesday.
