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Coco Gauff knows that her mom always has her back. Following a victory by Team USA at the 2025 United Cup, Candi Gauff shared her support for her daughter on social media, encouraging her to continue the hard work and kick off the year in style.
© Getty ImagesGauff prompted the exchange after sharing a celebratory post on her Instagram. She posted various images of herself and her team on the tennis courts in Sydney, posing alongside their trophy and wearing their gold medals.
More images showed them raising the cup and holding onto the USA flag. "United cup champions," Gauff captioned the post, adding various emojis, including the salute, the US flag, and the eagle. She added the hashtag "dig," suggesting that her intentions are for this to be her first win of the tennis season.
Thousands of fans and supporters shared messages, including her mother. “Continue to grow and dig….. Today you had to Dig deep!” Candi wrote.
Other followers sent their encouragement, writing, "USA" and, hilariously, "COCO PUFFS WE RIDE AT DAWN."
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Gauff played a key part in the US victory at the United Cup, defeating Iga Świątek, currently ranked the number two female tennis player, per the WTA. Gauff is currently the no. 3 player.
“I have the belief that I’m one of the best players in the world and, when I play good tennis, I’m hard to beat,” said Gauff following her win, per the WTA. “Today, I think I played some great tennis. I’m glad I was able to get a point for Team USA. It was tough today, I’m not gonna lie."
“It’s great to win a team event, the only team event I’ve ever won, so I’m super excited.”
Gauff's attitude and win suggests it'll be an interesting and entertaining start of the season for her, with the Australian Open kicking off this January 12.
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