A 20-year-old woman sharing a photo of herself with her boyfriend and a group of friends on social media is not normally big news unless that woman is WTA Finals champion Coco Gauff.
Gauff has been playing professional tennis for nearly five years. She possesses the maturity of someone significantly older than she is. Beyond her immediate family, Gauff has been guarded about sharing details of her friends or boyfriend.
Coco Gauff has mentioned a boyfriend in interviews at various times over the years. We have never seen or heard anything more about this person. The only context she provided was that he was not in the tennis world. She found it helpful as a way to de-stress and escape the sport in her private life.
Gauff’s photo at the Camp Flog Gnaw music festival in Los Angeles (with the caption mentioning this is her second year in attendance) shows the tennis star standing beside musician Jalen Sera. There has been no confirmation that Sera is her boyfriend, but the fact that the normally private Gauff is sharing the photo is a pretty big hint that he is the one.
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Coco Gauff’s Brief Tennis Break
An Instagram user commented that she likes seeing Coco “as a young person enjoying life” away from the tennis world.
Many agree, but the fact is Coco Gauff’s tennis hiatus is brief. The season is 11 months long, and Gauff will soon be training for the Australian Open set to begin on January 6 with main draw matches starting on January 12.
Gauff’s two biggest wins of her career, the 2023 US Open and the 2024 WTA Finals, came on hard courts. Only World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is considered as accomplished as Gauff on the hardcourts. Sabalenka is the two-time defending Australian Open champion. However, Coco Gauff’s improved game and renewed confidence make her a top contender.
