"I wish players could choose their walkout song": Gauff on change she would make to rules or traditions on WTA Tour

Coco Gauff responded to a question about a rule change on the tour after winning her debut match at the BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells against Cristina Bucsa.

The 18-year-old American had no trouble defeating Bucsa 6-2, 6-4 in her first match at Indian Wells. Gauff was very happy after the match and highlighted the support of the California crowd. During the press conference, the world No. 6 mentioned that she would like tennis players to be able to choose their own music to walk out to the court.

“I guess one thing, I actually said this yesterday, I said I wish players could choose their walkout song when they walk on the court. I think that would be a cool little thing to add,” Gauff said “Yeah, that would be the one thing I would change for tennis.”

In that context, she was asked which songs she would use if her idea were eventually allowed:

“Today I was listening to "Love Me" by Lil Wayne and Drake. I don't know if that's the most appropriate song, so I wouldn't choose that,” she said. “I would say probably ‘Icon’ by Jaden Smith or ‘Grinding All My Life’ by Nipsey Hussle. Yeah, I'd say probably one of those two songs.”

Gauff, who will play her next match against Czech player Linda Noskova, also commented on the noise in California and played it down. She also mentioned the influence of her father in avoiding complaining about the conditions during a match.

“I'm pretty comfortable. I'm not really one to complain with noise unless it's something quite obvious. But, yeah, you know, there was a baby crying and I could hear people from, I don't know if it was Nobu or the concessions, like a lot of chatter going on, but it didn't bother me at all,”

“I think that just, growing up, I used to play tennis at a park right next to a baseball field, they would have cheer practice, basketball practice. There was a lot going on,” she revealed. “My dad used to always say, you can't really complain. I just never complain.” added Coco Gauff.