“Eileen Gu is someone I follow on Instagram and we’ve interacted. I’ve never met her, but she speaks so well,” Gauff said. “Obviously she’s super smart. I think she’s one of those people you don’t want your parents to find out about because she’s so accomplished, and they’re, like, ‘What are you doing?’ I could be Grand Slam winner. And my mom is, like, ‘She graduated Stanford and did all this stuff.’
“It was unfortunate to see everything that went on with Lindsey [Vonn], but I think still for her to take that leap of faith was still inspiring.
“There were a few stories that I followed. And obviously the hockey, women’s and men’s hockey was really cool to watch. I had never watched hockey before, but I was watching and I was excited. Maybe I’ll get into it.”
Will Gauff have her own golden moment with a maiden victory in Tennis Paradise?
