World No. 3 Coco Gauff has been raving about R&B singer and dancer Usher since his half-time performance at the 2024 Super Bowl on Sunday (February 11).
For those unaware, Usher was amongst the various entertainers who brought out their hits during the half-time of Kansas City Chief’s championship match against San Francisco 49ers for the NFL’s most sought-after trophy. Paired with stars like Alicia Keys and H.E.R., the American rolled back the years to a raucous applause at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Coco Gauff was also ecstatic at Usher’s performance during the Super Bowl, going by her X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram activity. While she put two clapping emojis for the R&B legend on the former site, the 19-year-old suggested on the latter site that he contributed to a “fire show”.
“Fire show! HER with the solo too!” Gauff wrote on her Instagram stories.
As it turns out, Usher is ruling the Gauff family’s music rotation following his breathtaking Super Bowl performance. On Monday (February 12), she took to her stories to share a video of her young brother Cameron dancing to the former’s song “New Flame”, a 2014 collaboration with R&B star Chris Brown.
“Usher has made it to gen alpha,” Gauff wrote, followed by a laughing emoji.
Coco Gauff, meanwhile, was not the only WTA player that got nostalgic at Usher’s Super Bowl half-time performance. Former World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki and American star Jessica Pegula also expressed excitement at the 45-year-old returning to the limelight with his past bangers.