Wahala no dey with 19-year-old tennis superstar Coco Gauff! This girl don break record, she be the youngest American wey don reach U.S. Open singles final since di great Serena Williams do am for 1999. Na serious matter o!
Coco don dey sing praise for Serena, she dey call am ‘idol’ and ‘greatest tennis player of all time’. Imagine how e be to dey in di same waka with your role model! You go fit reason as she talk say, “Being in the same stat line as her means a lot to me.” Na the kind vibe wey we dey look for!
But na wetin dem dey do off di court we go yarn about today. Both Gauff and Williams dey do yoga, but e be like say dem dey carry different level for top am. Serena dey enjoy her yoga, don even show us some nice session for Instagram. Back in 2010, she tell Vogue say, “When I’m not playing tennis, I like to do yoga and Pilates.” So, you fit beckon on her to show us how e be!
Contrast that with Coco, e no too dey feel am! This young star, wey dey prepare for her second Grand Slam final, talk am clear say, “I don’t like yoga. But I just do it because I know it’s good for you.” Na so her matter carry gree! E be like say she dey beat her body because e sabi say yoga dey help when it come to flexibility, balance, and mental focus on di court.
Plus, e no be only tennis ball dem dey juggle for Gauff side, she don also explain how she dey manage di pressure wey come with di pro circuit as a small girl. She dey sabi say she need to take time off, gree herself some enjoyment, whether na to carry am leg go beach or do mani-pedi.
Coco also gree say she go see therapist, and she dey push for wellness and balance in her life – no be small thing! As she talk, “When my mind is clear, I’m able to play a lot clearer as well.” Na so e be when your head dey correct, your game go dey sharp!
With yoga dey train her mind to focus, breathe right, and know herself better, who knows? Maybe one day, Gauff go dey shout say yoga don become her bestie. But for now, she just dey manage am like one fine student wey sabi say e get benefit!
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