Coco Gauff Had The Purest Reaction After Learning She Was Chosen As The Female Olympic Flag Bearer For Team USA

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Tennis starCoco Gauffwill make her Olympic debut as Team USA’s female flag bearer.

The 20-year-old champion has been chosen to wave the flag during the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the Paris Games on July 26.

This honor makes Coco the first tennis player to hold the title, as well as the youngest person in Olympic history to be a flag bearer.

Coco will join three-time Olympic medalistLeBron James, who was named the male flag bearer on July 22. This also makes LeBron the first male basketball player to have this position.

“I was completely shocked,” Coco said during a recentToday Showinterview. “I never would have crossed my mind. I have no words, honestly.”

“It made me cry. I didn’t want to cry in front of my teammates…but when I called my mom, I started crying. I think it’s even more special — even now I get emotional thinking about it — that so many incredible people just think that I’m worthy of this. It means a lot, truly.”

How special! Watch the moment, via theToday Show, when Coco’s longtime friend and fellow tennis player, Chris Eubanks, surprised her with the news:

You can watch Coco at the opening ceremony on July 26 on NBC andPeacock.

Coco Gauff in an elegant black evening gown with silver sequins, standing in front of her portrait at an event

Coco Gauff stands beside a large illustration of a teddy bear wearing similar clothing: a blazer, striped shirt, jeans, and white shoes

Coco Gauff smiles holding her U.S. Open trophy, wearing a sleeveless athletic top and headband, with an American flag in the background

Coco Gauff pumps her fist and yells during a tennis match. She is dressed in a sleeveless athletic outfit and headband, highlighting her sporting attire

Coco Gauff posing in front of a United States Olympic Team backdrop, wearing a white blazer with red trim, a striped shirt, and jeans

Coco Gauff, clad in a navy blazer with a red trim, laughs and is surrounded by people applauding in similar attire at a celebrity event

Tennis starCoco Gauffwill make her Olympic debut as Team USA’s female flag bearer.#

The 20-year-old champion has been chosen to wave the flag during the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the Paris Games on July 26.#

This honor makes Coco the first tennis player to hold the title, as well as the youngest person in Olympic history to be a flag bearer.#

Coco will join three-time Olympic medalistLeBron James, who was named the male flag bearer on July 22. This also makes LeBron the first male basketball player to have this position.#

“I was completely shocked,” Coco said during a recentToday Showinterview. “I never would have crossed my mind. I have no words, honestly.”#

“It made me cry. I didn’t want to cry in front of my teammates…but when I called my mom, I started crying. I think it’s even more special — even now I get emotional thinking about it — that so many incredible people just think that I’m worthy of this. It means a lot, truly.”#

How special! Watch the moment, via theToday Show, when Coco’s longtime friend and fellow tennis player, Chris Eubanks, surprised her with the news:#

You can watch Coco at the opening ceremony on July 26 on NBC andPeacock.#