{"id":290157,"date":"2023-09-10T08:49:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T08:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=290157"},"modified":"2023-09-10T08:49:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T08:49:27","slug":"coco-gauff-tells-fans-please-dont-sing-that-over-song-with-ulterior-meaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/tennis\/coco-gauff-tells-fans-please-dont-sing-that-over-song-with-ulterior-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Coco Gauff tells fans ‘please don’t sing that’ over song with ulterior meaning"},"content":{"rendered":"
New US Open champion Coco Gauff has asked her fans not to sing a particular song that has been associated with the young American at the tournament. The 19-year-old home star defeated Aryna Sabalenka 2-6 6-3 6-2 to send the crowd at the Arthur Ashe Stadium into raptures.<\/p>\n
Gauff claimed her first Grand Slam and became the first American US Open winner since Sloane Stephens in 2017, as an overwhelmingly supportive home crowd sang her name long into the night amid celebrations, with American tennis enjoying a huge boom in recent years after Ben Shelton also reached the semi-finals of the men\u2019s tournament.<\/p>\n
In New York, those supporting Gauff have played and sung to O.T. Genasis\u2019 record titled \u2018CoCo\u2019 which has the famous hook of \u201cI\u2019m in love with the Coco\u201d but Gauff has asked that fans no longer sing that to her due to the actual meaning behind the song.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I did not want them to play that because it does not mean my name,\u201d Gauff said in her post-match press conference as she chuckled through her response. \u201cIt means something else. But sometimes people in the crowd do say that, and I’m, like, yeah, that’s cute, but please no.\u201d<\/p>\n
Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive tennis news<\/strong><\/p>\n JUST IN <\/strong> Coco Gauff has come a long way in four years – new US Open champ is a phenomenon[OPINION] <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The song that went viral in 2014 is explicitly about the use of cocaine, though the artist has spoken about how he did not want to glamourise the drug through the hit single – but instead highlight the realities of substance abuse.<\/p>\n In an interview with Vlad TV, O.T. Genasis said: \u201cI come from the ghetto, so I see everything from street dudes to drug dealers. I\u2019ve seen everything\u2026 So, I felt like I had to talk about it, you know what I\u2019m saying?\u201d<\/p>\n Though Gauff has since played down her association with the song, she instead spoke about another hit in Jay-Z\u2019s Empire State Of Mind that she felt reflected the journey she had been on in the tournament.<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> <\/p>\n When asked for a short phrase that would sum up her US Open run, Gauff replied: \u201cI think the three words I would put it in is \u2018Dreams come true\u2019, and that this is crazy. I still have no words. I don’t think it can be put into words.<\/p>\n \u201cBut, you know, there is a song lyric that I want to use for my Instagram caption. It goes, \u2018Concrete jungle, where dreams are made of\u2019. Thank you. Yeah, that lyric is true. New York City is the city where dreams are made of.\u201d<\/p>\n That was indeed her caption, but it remains to be seen whether her supporters will drop the \u2018Coco\u2019 song and instead blare out Jay-Z\u2019s record in future.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n US Open tennis makes its long-awaited return to Sky Sports and it’s certainly not something to be missed.<\/p>\n Sky Sports subscribers on Sky Glass, Sky Stream, Sky Q, and the Sky Sports app will be able to watch all courts for the first time on Sky Sports.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Want to watch the US Open Tennis but don’t own Sky?<\/p>\n Never fear as you can get Sky Glass, Sky TV, Netflix for \u00a314 a month for six months – thanks to a limited time deal.<\/p>\n You can also get six months Sky Sports completely free.<\/p>\n
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