Coco Gauff’s father Corey pokes fun at the 19-year-old as she indulges in a book between practice sessions at Indian Wells

Coco Gauff’s father Corey poked fun at the reigning US Open champion as he captured her reading a book.Gauff, who has had a wobbly spell after starting the season strongly, is set to start her Indian Wells campaign with a doubles match alongside Jessica Pegula. The all-American fifth-seeded duo will face Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sofia Kenin. On 9 March, the WTA World No. 3 will kickstart her singles campaign against Clara Burel.

Corey, Gauff’s father, who is also a vital member of the 19-year-old’s team, recently saw his daughter reading a book as she took a break from practice. He wasted no time in capturing it and later shared the image on social media.It showed Gauff sitting on a chair outdoors reading Fourth Wing, an adult fantasy novel written by Rebecca Yarros. The novel was released in May 2023 and reached No. 1 on The New York Times’ bestseller list after going viral on BookTok, TikTok’s reading community. Corey’s post also featured a caption, which poked fun at Gauff.

If sitting on top of the world was a person”, he wrote in an Instagram post.

Gauff commented on Corey’s post, calling her father ‘funny’.
“You’re funny,” she wrote in her comment, preceded by 3 laughing-out-loud emojis.