Coco Gauff is as famous for her poise as she is for her tennis, and in person she cuts a regal figure. The Friday before last season’s finals began in Cancún, Mexico, in late October, she and other top players attended a gala at the palatial Kempinski Hotel. The 19-year-old American strode in wearing a white linen sundress. Side cutouts at the waist, embellished with faux coral, highlighted her sculptural build. Where many of her fellow athletes wore heels of punishing height, she’d chosen platform sandals. (Better for the feet.) She’d opted out of glam services provided by the Women’s Tennis Association to do her own makeup—a natural dewy glow—and her hair was in windswept waves. Asked what she thought of Cancún, Gauff said it reminded her of home, Delray Beach in Florida. “I love the beach,” she told reporters. “I’m like a mermaid, so to wake up every day and see the beach is a dream.” Read More
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