Coco Gauff's Olympic Debut: A Journey of Nerves and Excitement

Coco Gauff, the 20-year-old U.S. Open champion, will be the youngest-ever U.S. flag bearer at the Paris Olympics. She is set to meet her idol LeBron James and expressed her excitement and nervousness about the event. Gauff will compete in both singles and doubles at Roland Garros.

Coco Gauff, the 20-year-old U.S. Open champion, expressed her excitement and nervousness about meeting fellow U.S. flag bearer LeBron James at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday. The pair will carry the U.S. flag down the Seine.

Gauff, who will be the youngest-ever U.S. flag bearer and the first American tennis player to receive this honor, considers James one of her idols. 'I haven't met him yet,' she admitted, adding that she might ask him for pins for her team, despite her nerves.

Speaking to reporters, Gauff shared her unexpected emotional reaction to being named a flag bearer, a role she never imagined for herself. She is set to compete in singles and doubles at Roland Garros, marking her Olympic debut after missing the Tokyo Games due to a COVID-19 diagnosis.