A hilarious incident tickled the funny bone of the crowd live at Canadian Open 2023 excluding one person Jessica Pegula! The doubles match between Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula against Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi turned into a hilarious reel!
Gauff and Pegula were locked in a fierce showdown against Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi. The tension was real as the first set reached a nail-biting tiebreak. Gauff’s serve went rogue and smacked Pegula right on her backside, who was standing close to the net with her back towards Coco Gauff. This triggered comic reactions from fans on social media as well.
Coco Gauff accidentally hit Jessica Pegula with a serve on doubles today 😂
It happens.
Jess handled it like a pro.
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) August 9, 2023
Bullseye.
— Big AL (@Big__AL007) August 9, 2023
I Wouldn’t Not Have Been Able To Be Professional. I Would Have Been On The Floor 🤣🤣
— Tene (@Natural_Tene) August 9, 2023
an original serve from coco here 😂 pic.twitter.com/CKMwKLjFsp
— Camille (@tenniscamfr) August 8, 2023
This playful mishap during a Doubles match at the Canadian Open surprised all and sundry, sending the stadium crowds into fits of laughter. Coco Gauff was concentrating to the tee until that moment. She found herself in quite a comical situation when her potent serve took an unexpected turn, smacking her own Doubles partner, Pegula.
Gauff, renowned for her lively on-court persona, couldn’t control her chuckles upon witnessing the unintended outcome of her serve. In a spontaneous gesture, she promptly apologized to Pegula, who quickly collected herself to focus on the next point. No one could have foreseen that the serve would land like this when Gauff readied herself to unleash a formidable serve.
Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula are a formidable duo in Canadian Open 2023
The dynamic duo of Gauff and Pegula have been a force to be reckoned with on the court with their recent tournament showings. Their synergy has generated multiple tournament victories and a continuous presence in the top ten doubles rankings in the world. It has positioned them as favorites for various Doubles titles. They are the defending champions and top seeds in Canadian Open 2023.
They were playing their Round of 16 match against Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi when this amusing incident happened with Gauff’s serve in the tie-break of the first set which they eventually lost. However, Gauff and Pegula retained their focus and determination to clinch a win. Eventually, they rallied back from one set down, bouncing back to secure a hard-fought victory against their opponents, Sutjiadi and Kato.
The final scoreline was 6-7, 6-1, 10-3. Last year when the duo won the Canadian Open, Coco Gauff became the world’s top-ranked player in Doubles. Both have been playing an athletic brand of tennis with a fighting spirit that has been unrivaled of late. Together they have won five doubles titles.