{"id":2015948,"date":"2023-08-29T18:33:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T22:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michelle-obama-praises-tennis-star-coco-gauff-for-berating-us-open-umpire\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T18:34:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T22:34:26","slug":"michelle-obama-praises-tennis-star-coco-gauff-for-berating-us-open-umpire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michelle-obama-praises-tennis-star-coco-gauff-for-berating-us-open-umpire\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Obama commends Coco Gauff for confronting US Open umpire."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichelle-obama-praises-tennis-star-coco-gauff-for-berating-us-open-umpire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2015948&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama Support Tennis Player Coco \u200cGauff<\/h2>\n<p>Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama showed their\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">support<\/a> for tennis player\u200b Coco Gauff during her U.S. \u2062Open first-round victory over Laura Siegemund. The Obamas even met \u200bwith Gauff\u200d after the match, where she had berated the umpire, Marijana Veljovic of Serbia.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cpresidential couple cheered \u2064for Gauff throughout the match, demonstrating their enthusiasm for the young American tennis\u200c player.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Obamas cheering for Coco Gauff last night!\u2062  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AAQ9jR4Mbh\">pic.twitter.com\/AAQ9jR4Mbh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 We Are Tennis (@WeAreTennis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeAreTennis\/status\/1696514594355998979?\">August\u200b 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gauff became involved in a \u2062heated argument with\u200d the umpire during\u2063 the third set of the match. She claimed that Siegemund was taking too long to prepare for her serves\u2062 and expressed her frustration, questioning the fairness \u200dof the situation.<\/p>\n<h3>Should \u2062professional athletes show more respect to officials?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should professional athletes \u2063show more respect to officials?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal \u2062news updates\u200d free of charge. You may\u2063 opt\u200b out \u200bat anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy \u200bPolicy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms\u200c of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: \u200d0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the match, Gauff expressed her\u200b frustration with the umpire, stating, &#8220;I&#8217;ve been quiet the whole match. \u200cI didn&#8217;t even clap&#8230; for the time violation, but she&#8217;s been missing for like \u2062six points.\u200d That first set, every game. \u200cSecond set, every game.\u200c I didn&#8217;t say nothing. But now it&#8217;s ridiculous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Siegemund, \u2062on \u2064the other hand, argued that Gauff was playing too fast. The disagreement \u200cbetween \u200bthe players \u2063and the umpire led to\u200c a tense atmosphere on\u2062 the \u200ccourt.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Siegemund unhappy with umpire in Coco Gauff match:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer last service game, \u200bI never went \u200bto the towel.. she\u2019s\u2064 playing \u200calmost unreasonably fast. I\u2019m always there\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Umpire disagrees<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I\u200d can\u2019t go to the\u200c towel \u200bat all\u2062 anymore?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The crowd boos. It\u2019s chilly in New York tonight.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/99uQaBcJRs\">pic.twitter.com\/99uQaBcJRs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTennisLetter\/status\/1696343001625395446?\">August 29, \u20632023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After securing\u2062 victory in the \u200bthird set, \u2062Gauff described the\u200c match as &#8220;slow&#8221;\u2063 during an on-court interview. She expressed her relief at overcoming the challenges she faced.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Coco Gauff after beating Siegemund at US Open:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing easy about that match. Describe what it was\u2062 like to play it..\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coco: \u201cSlow\u2026\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The shade. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mbqXlnS5Fc\">pic.twitter.com\/mbqXlnS5Fc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTennisLetter\/status\/1696347604609822895?\">August\u2062 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Shortly after the match, Gauff had the opportunity to meet the Obamas. She shared\u2064 during her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-trump-campaign-holds-press-conference-to-outline-viable-path-to-victory\/\" title=\"Watch Live: Trump Campaign Holds Press Conference to Outline 'Viable Path to Victory'\">news conference<\/a> that they approached her \u200cto say hello. Michelle\u200b Obama, in\u2063 particular, praised Gauff for speaking up\u200c for herself and expressed her happiness at seeing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michelle-obama-praises-tennis-star-coco-gauff-for-berating-us-open-umpire\/\" title=\"Michelle Obama commends Coco Gauff for confronting US Open umpire.\">young player assert<\/a> \u2064herself.<\/p>\n<p>Gauff, who is currently ranked \u2063sixth \u200bin the world, continues to make waves\u2062 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/serena-williams-tennis-world-demand-freedom-for-missing-chinese-champion-peng-shuai\/\" title=\"Serena Williams, Tennis World Demand Freedom for Missing Chinese Champion Peng Shuai\">tennis world<\/a> \u200bwith\u200b her talent and determination.<\/p>\n<p>The post\u200b <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/michelle-obama-praises-tennis-star-coco-gauff-berating-us-open-umpire\/\">Michelle Obama\u200d Praises Tennis Star Coco Gauff for Berating\u2064 US Open Umpire<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>attend Coco Gauff&#8217;s U.S. Open match against Laura Siegemund in New York. The couple, known for their love of tennis, showed support for the young player who isn&#8217;t afraid to challenge umpires.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":666,"featured_media":2015949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2015948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2015948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/666"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2015948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2015948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2015949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2015948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2015948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2015948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}