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Comedian John Mulaney Was so Relatable Watching Coco Gauff's Rocky U.S. Open Match

How we would react too.

Brigid Kennedy

Mulaney was in attendance with this partner, actress Olivia Munn (right).
Mulaney was in attendance with this partner, actress Olivia Munn (right). / U.S. Open / X / Screensho

No. 3 seed Coco Gauff managed to defeat Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday, but the win was not easy. Indeed, Gauff made 10 double faults and lost in the second set, but rallied in the third to advance to round two.

As such, it was probably quite the thrilling match to watch from the stands. For comedian John Mulaney, however, it appeared more stressful than anything.

Cameras captured Mulaney, who was in attendance with his partner, actress Olivia Munn, visibly wincing in the bleachers as he watched the match unfold before him.

Watch that hilarious reaction below:

So relatable. As a fellow American, we'd assume he was rooting for Coco .... so hopefully he is pleased with the end result. Petition to have him in the stands at the final, where we can enjoy his emoting once again.

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Brigid Kennedy is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, she covered political news, sporting news and culture at TheWeek.com before moving to Livingetc, an interior design magazine. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, dual majoring in television, radio and film (from the Newhouse School of Public Communications) and marketing managment (from the Whitman School of Management). Offline, she enjoys going to the movies, reading and watching the Steelers.

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