Tennis fans know Hard Rock Stadium as the home of the exciting Miami Open, but for Coco Gauff, it holds another special meaning: it’s Miami Dolphins territory! Die-hard Dolphins fan Coco got to live the dream back in 2022 when she was a VIP guest at a game, even meeting Jaylen Waddle and leading a “Let’s go, Dolphins!” chant with the mascot. She was back at the stadium again the following Christmas Eve, cheering on her team against the Cowboys with her family. But hold on a second – this year, it seems Coco’s switched sides! She’s now rocking the Eagles green. Could this sudden change of heart have anything to do with the Dolphins’ 52-year Super Bowl drought?
Let’s gear back for context!
On February 10th, the Philadelphia Eagles just absolutely destroyed the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl on Sunday night! The Chiefs were trying to make history with a three-peat, but the Eagles were like, “Nope, not today!” They totally crushed them 40-22 in New Orleans. What an incredible win for Philly!
Subsequently, the tennis star shared an Instagram story with the caption, “An eagles fan for the day & a kendrick fan forever.” Later on, she even shared a tweet captioning, “congrats to philly lolll it was fun being an eagles fan for a day. I gotta go back to my fins now, but hopefully, we’ll see this success in my lifetime .”
As a matter of fact, it’s been 40 long years since the Miami Dolphins last graced the Super Bowl stage. Back in 1984, they were a force to be reckoned with, boasting a stellar 14-2 record. Dan Marino was at the peak of his powers, leading the league’s most potent offense and earning himself the MVP award. His incredible passing stats that year – 5,084 yards and 48 touchdowns – were records that stood for decades, a testament to his legendary talent.
They’ve got two Super Bowl rings, and get this – they won them both in a row! Fresh off their perfect season in ’72, they totally crushed it again in ’73, going 12-2. They had some serious star power too, with guys like Larry Csonka and Paul Warfield making the Pro Bowl and All-Pro teams. Talk about a dynasty! Not to make you sad, but it has been 52 years since then!
congrats to philly lolll it was fun being an eagles fan for a day. I gotta go back to my fins now but hopefully we’ll see this success in my lifetime
— Coco Gauff (@CocoGauff) February 10, 2025
Speaking about Gauff’s love for the Miami Dolphins during a previous interview with the Miami Living Magazine, Coco Gauff revealed, “I really enjoy Miami, and I love going there. Actually, I’m a huge Dolphins fan. I’ve always enjoyed going to Hard Rock Stadium as both a fan and a player.” The 20-year-old’s love for the “fins” has an aura that caught her fellow American Jessica Pegula’s attention last year.
The Buffalo Bills heir in a conversation with the Tennis Channel during the 2024 season, said, “I know when it was like last year, it was coming close, she’s (Gauff) like. She won’t say anything, and I don’t say anything, but it’s like there, but her dad will like try and get me going. Oh man, those Dolphins like we’re looking good and I’m just like whatever.”
As things stand, Eagles dominated Chiefs to win the big title, and the match was pretty much one-sided! However, apart from the match, there was a lot of other buzz which took place during the half-time. One of them was Serena Williams’ surprising cameo during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance. How did Coco Gauff react to that iconic moment?
Coco Gauff on seeing Serena Williams doing “iconic things” at the 2025 Super Bowl
YOLO! Serena Williams‘ incredible dance moves stole the show on this Big Day in the NFL world. Kendrick Lamar and Serena Williams are both from Compton, California. The tennis star was spotted making her appearance on stage during Lamar’s performance of ‘Not Like Us’. This is the same song made history on Sunday (Feb. 2), becoming just the second hip-hop smash to win Grammys for both record and song of the year.
Well, others like Coco Gauff, Venus Williams, and Naomi Osaka looked stunned by Serena Williams’ incredible dancing skills.
Venus Williams dropped a reaction to Serena Williams’ post featuring that epic moment. The elder sister wrote, “You did that!!! @serenawilliams.” Perhaps her words were a testament to the popularity of Serena’s crip walk at the 2012 London Olympics.
On the other hand, Gauff first posted a tweet saying, “Serena is the ! icon doing iconic things.” Later on she came up with yet another tweet saying, “Loved the show, and serena ate that. I love rap music and hip hop culture man. shoutout to sza too & K dot and #SamuelLJackson narrating was just chef kiss. well thought out.”
Well, everyone in the Superdome was probably thinking, ‘Wow, those halftime shows are worth the price.’ But the real question is: what did you think of Serena Williams’ surprise appearance? Wasn’t that amazing?!
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