Watch Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s PURE JOY as Coco Gauff Wins First Grand Slam – The Reaction Is Going Viral and there’s lots of comments amidst controversies Due To..
Coco Gauff won her first Grand Slam title at the 2023 US Open.
After losing her first major final to Iga Swiatek at the 2022 French Open, Gauff returned to the grandest stage a year later in New York City.
Defeating Aryna Sabalenka in the final, Gauff won the title, fulfilling a lifelong dream of becoming a Grand Slam champion.
The fans on Arthur Ashe Stadium applauded their champion, as did those watching around the world.
Two of her biggest fans took to social media to congratulate Gauff soon after she converted match point…
Barack Obama and Joe Biden congratulated Coco Gauff on her US Open win
The 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden, sent a message to Gauff on X as she won her maiden Grand Slam.
“Congrats to U.S. Open Champion Coco Gauff,” said Biden.
“You electrified Arthur Ashe stadium and the entire nation – the first of more to come and proof that anything is possible if you never give up and always believe.
“You’ve made America so proud.”
He was joined in praising Gauff by former president Barack Obama, who said this in a post on X.
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“Congratulations to US Open champion, Coco Gauff!” he said.
“We couldn’t be prouder of you on and off the court – and we know the best is yet to come.”
Obama and the former first lady, Michelle Obama, were in the stands for Gauff’s first-round match at the 2023 US Open, where she defeated Germany’s Laura Siegemund.
The match was tense, as Gauff became frustrated with the slow pace of play dictated by the German.
After the match, Michelle Obama praised Gauff for speaking up for herself when she complained to the umpire.
The Obamas and Biden are clearly fans of the 21-year-old, and they aren’t the only ones, as she continues to impress on the WTA Tour.
How did Coco Gauff perform at Grand Slams in 2025?
After she failed to add to her Grand Slam tally in 2024, Gauff returned to major action with a point to prove this year.
She didn’t get off to the best of starts, losing to Paula Badosa in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, but bounced back impressively at the French Open.
Gauff defeated Olivia Gadecki, Tereza Valentova, Marie Bouzkova, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Madison Keys, and Lois Boisson en route to her third major final.
There, she beat Sabalenka in a three-set thriller to win her second Grand Slam, becoming the first American winner of the French Open since Serena Williams.
Unfortunately for Gauff, she was unable to carry that form through the remainder of the year, as she proceeded to lose in the first round of Wimbledon to Dayana Yastremska.
She didn’t fare much better at the US Open, losing in the fourth round to a resurgent Naomi Osaka.
Those late-season disappointments shouldn’t overshadow her triumph in Paris, though, as Gauff is now a two-time Grand Slam champion, which is a remarkable achievement.
Perhaps she will rediscover that form and win another Grand Slam in 2026.
Gauff will have a chance to win her first Australian Open title next year, when the tournament begins on Sunday, January 18.
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