Tennis Star Coco Gauff Gets Her Selfie With Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler At Miami Open

With three days in between games, Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler used the free time to take in the Miami Open tennis tournament.

When he arrived, he learned he a fan in local tennis star Coco Gauff. The two met after Gauff's second-round victory against Rebecca Marino and posed for a photo.

"Bringing out my inner jimmy buckets mentality yesterday," Gauff posted on Twitter Friday.

Bringin out my inner jimmy buckets mentality yesterday 💪🏾 @MiamiHEAT @MiamiOpen @JimmyButler #rd2 pic.twitter.com/8OIBdo0wTy
— Coco Gauff (@CocoGauff) March 24, 2023

Gauff, the No. 6 seed who lives in Delray Beach, was taken aback when she noticed Butler in the stands. It didn't keep her from defeating Marion 6-4, 6-3.

"Jimmy Butler is here so I was a little bit nervous when I saw him!" 🏀🤝🎾@JimmyButler 👋 @CocoGauff @MiamiHEAT | #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/Eve2Nf8Gbx
— wta (@WTA) March 23, 2023

In the post-match interview, Gauff said Butler's presence made her a little nervous.

"It's really special. I have a lot of my family in the crowd and over there," Gauff said. "Even Jimmy Butler here so I was a little bit nervous when I saw him."

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