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Coco Gauff says she drew inspiration from Justin Bieber throughout her third-round comeback victory at the US Open on Friday, rallying after she noticed the singer in the crowd on the huge display.

“I definitely saw who was there,” the 19-year-old mentioned on the ESPN broadcast after the match. “I thought, ‘I cannot lose in front of Justin Bieber.’ I didn’t lose a game after I saw that.”

After dropping the opening set, Gauff regrouped and ultimately secured a 3-6 6-3 6-0 win towards Belgium’s Elise Mertens to succeed in the fourth spherical of the event.

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Bieber – who was in the stands sporting a polka dot cap backwards, thick pink sun shades and a leather-based jacket – was one in all a number of celebrities in attendance, alongside his spouse, Hailey, and NBA star Jimmy Butler.

“I got a little tight when I first saw him, then I remembered President (Barack) Obama and Michelle Obama were at my first-round match,” the sixth seed added, based on Reuters.

“I was definitely star-struck with Justin. ‘Never Say Never’ was … one of my favorite songs when I was a kid. Then ‘Baby, Oh, Baby.’ I could go through all his songs. Then Hailey, too, coming. I guess it was a little date night for them, which was really cool.”

Gauff has performed in entrance of a number of stars at the US Open already with the Obamas becoming a member of the likes of tennis nice Billie Jean King, clothier Anna Wintour and US ski icon Lindsey Vonn to observe her first-round match, through which she additionally dropped the first set.

But there may be one superstar who has not but seen Gauff play and who she mentioned would depart her fully starstruck.

“If (Beyoncé) ever came, oh, my goodness, I hope they would not show her on the screen. Maybe at the end,” she mentioned, based on the WTA.

During her comeback victory in the third spherical, Gauff even mentioned that she was enthusiastic about Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour, in addition to Marvel and the Biebers to maintain her “relaxed.”

She will subsequent face former world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki who’s enjoying in her first grand slam since getting back from retirement and having two kids.