Coco Gauff’s Dad Applauds Her for ‘Fighting for Fairness’ After She Gets in Argument with Umpire

• An argument between Coco Gauff and a judge went viral on social media on Wednesday
• Coco’s dad, Corey Gauff, praised his daughter for handling the differences
• Coco ended up defeating Karolína Plíškova and will advance to the quarterfinals in Dubai

Coco Gauff’s dad is proud of how his daughter handled herself on the court.

Gauff, 19, clashed with the umpire during the Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday over a disputed point.

In the end, Gauff defeated Karolína Plíškova in the match, after about a five-minute stoppage in the game in which the referee refused to award Gauff a point, instead saying that the point should be replayed. The American tennis star asked to speak with the match supervisor, but the referee refused.

The argument went viral on social media, with most fans and analysts agreeing with Coco.

Tennis great Andy Roddick wrote, “This is an absurd exchange for this umpire,” on X, formerly Twitter, and explained“1. She’s completely wrong 2. She’s lying about being wrong. 3. She must have just said more than 10 times, I want a supervisor.”

Roddick added, “That’s not a judgment call. He simply should have honored that common request and called the supervisor.”

Coco Gauff of the United States in action against Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in the third round on Day 4 of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, part of the Hologic WTA Tour at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium on February 21, 2024.

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Corey Gauff, Coco’s father, took to Instagram to share his thoughts on the debate and praise how his daughter handled the frustrating situation.

Corey began, “I’m so proud of my daughter. Standing up for yourself and fighting for honesty. You have the strength of your grandmothers, who are two of the strongest women we know.”

“Although you were passionate, you remained respectful while articulating your argument. The scene is so familiar to women and women of color who are begging and fighting to be treated fairly and respectfully by their male counterparts,” he continued.

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Corey added that his daughter is an “incredible example to women” and her “generation” of “what it means to fight.”

“Even though you didn’t get the outcome you wanted, you stood up for yourself and successfully moved on. You are becoming the young woman I prayed for. God bless you,” Corey wrote.

Coco Gauff with her parents Corey and Candi Gauff, at the 2019 WTA-Upper Austria Ladies final tennis match.

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Coco’s mom, Candi Gauff, commented, “Very proud” of Corey’s post.

Coco appreciated her father’s kind words and thanked him for “being the best father” in a comment on his post. Coco wrote: “Oh thank you dad I love you so much! thank you for being the best father. I would never have become the person I am without you.”

Next, Coco will face Anna Kalinskaya in Dubai for the quarterfinals of the tournament.

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