Coco Gauff Says Goodbye to Her Teen Years and Celebrates Her 20th Birthday with a Jump in the Ocean

Coco Gauff.Photo:Robert Prange/Getty Robert Prange/Getty The tennis star turned the big 2-0 on Wednesday, and celebrated her 20th birthday like a true water sign with a jump into the ocean. Gauff, who is currently competing in the Indian Wells Open near Palm Springs, shared the fun moment with fans onInstagram, writing, “20! Just a Pisces in her natural habitat,” adding a wave emoji. Gauff said, “I’ve been beyond blessed in this life and I am so thankful to have made it this far,” in her caption before thanking everyone who sent her birthday wishes.

Coco Gauff Takes the Plunge Off New Zealand’s Tallest Building: 'Jumping into the New Year'

Photo:Coco Gauff/Instagram Coco Gauff/Instagram Coco Gauffapparently has no fear while she’s Down Under! On Sunday, the US Open champ shared a gallery of impressive images and videos from her recent trip to SkyJump in Auckland, New Zealand, where she and her family leapt off the country’s tallest building and bungee-jumped 53 stories down at a speed of almost 53 miles per hour. “Jumping into the new year 🎊#2024,” the 19-year-old tennis phenomwrote alongside her post on Instagram, which included footage of her plunge.

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

Coco and Corey Gauff.Photo:Robert Prange/Getty Robert Prange/Getty Coco Gauff’s dad is proud of how his daughter handled herself on the court. Gauff, 19, found herself in a disagreement with an umpire during the Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday over a disputed point. Ultimately, Gauff defeated Karolína Plíšková in the match, after roughly five minutes of game break in which the umpire refused to credit Gauff with the point, instead saying the point should be replayed.

Coco Jones Perfectly Nails a Mariah Carey Impression and Whistle Note on 'Sherri'- Watch!

Coco Jones’ powerhouse vocals are certainly not a hidden talent — but the way she can manipulate them to do celebrity impressions definitely is! Coco Jones and Mariah Carey.Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty, Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty, Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty As soon as the former host ofThe Viewmentioned that she wanted to put the Grammy-nominated artist’s vocals up to the test, she jokingly interrupted, “Oh lord!

Coco Jones Says She Wants to ‘Continue to Inspire Girls That Look Like Me’ at 2024 Grammys

Coco Joneshopes to inspire the next generation of girls who look like her. On the red carpet for Sunday’s66th annual Grammy Awards, Jones, 26, spoke with E!’sLive from the Red CarpethostLaverne Coxabout how she’s feeling as a first-time Grammy Award nominee. “Honestly, so many emotions,” Jones said. “I’m really trying to keep it together. I think I’m just reflecting on everything that got me here. And it makes me emotional.”