"I know you're gonna pop your sh*t big time" - Coco Gauff emboldened by singer Coco Jones as she secures her place in WTA Finals 2024

Coco Gauff recently received a congratulatory message from American singer-songwriter and actress Coco Jones after securing her place in the 2024 WTA Finals. The top eight singles players and doubles teams will compete at the season-ending tournament scheduled to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from November 2nd to November 9th, 2024.

This season, Gauff has claimed two titles—first at the beginning of the year when she defended her title at the 2024 ASB Classic by defeating Elina Svitolina in the final. Most recently, she emerged victorious at the WTA 1000 hard court event in Beijing, the China Open, by defeating Karolina Muchova in the title clash.

In the Grand Sam tournaments, the World No.3 had semifinal finishes at the Australian Open and the French Open and had reached the fourth round at the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open.

Coco Gauff, along with defending champion Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Jasmine Paolini, Jessica Pegula, and Elena Rybakina, have all secured their spots at the 2024 WTA Finals.

The official social media pages of the WTA recently shared a video of Gauff reacting to a message from Coco Jones congratulating her on securing her place at the WTA Finals. Jones expressed that she loves watching Gauff play and is excited to watch her compete at the season-ending tournament for the third consecutive year.

“Hey Coco! It's Coco. Been waiting to say that! Girl, I just wanted to send my congratulations for competing for the WTA finals again, like for the third time in a row. You’re really eating ’em up and I know you’re gonna to pop your sh*t big time in Finals. I can’t wait to watch. I love watching you,” Coco Jones said .

Coco Jones also mentioned her appreciation for Coco Gauff's passion on the court

“I see the passion girl, it ignites a fire in me, you know? Next thing I know, I’m doing sprints on the treadmill one or two and then on an incline walk. But you keep doing it for both of us and what the hell, when are we meeting up? Let’s go eat or something. I love you girl, rooting for you . Hopefully I get to meet you soon . Love you Coco, bye!” she added.

After seeing the video message from Jones, Coco Gauff expressed that getting the congratulatory message from Jones was "really exciting" and that she was not expecting such a gesture.

“I love Coco Jones since like, Disney Channel ‘Roxie I’m sorry,’ if you know you know. I love her and this is so cool . So thank you guys. This is actually really exciting, I was not expecting this! Thank you,” Coco Gauff said .

Watch the video here :

Other American players who have secured their spots in the season-ending tournament include Taylor Townsend, Caroline Dolehide, and Desirae Krawczyk, who will all compete in the doubles event.

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When Coco Gauff reached the semifinals at WTA Finals 2023

In 2023, Coco Gauff made it to the semifinals at the WTA Finals. She was seeded third in the tournament and she kicked off her campaign by defeating the sixth seed, Ons Jabeur, with a score of 6-0, 6-1 in the opening round of the group stage.

The World No.3 then faced a setback in the following round. When she lost to the second seed, Iga Swiatek with a score of 0-6, 5-7. Gauff then regained her stride and defeated the seventh seed, Marketa Vondrousova 5–7, 7–6(4), 6–3 to secure her spot in the semifinals.

However, in the final four, Coco Gauff fell to her compatriot and fifth seed, Jessica Pegula with a score of 6-2, 6-1. Gauff had also teamed up with Pegula in the doubles event, where they were the top seeds.

During the group stage doubles matches, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula faced a tough loss to the seventh-seeded pair of Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe with a score of 6-7(2), 3-6 in the first round. However, they bounced back with a victory over the fourth-seeded pair of Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejčíková 6–3, 5–7, [6–10].

Unfortunately, Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva defeated the American duo, bringing their campaign to an end with a score of 6–3, 4–6, [8–10].