LONDON (AP) 鈥� Tennis star knows baseball pretty well and watches her younger brother’s games when she can. Codey Gauff is an .
Beyond that? Not so much.
鈥淚t鈥檚 my brother, so I鈥檓 going to watch. I definitely think he gets more enjoyment watching tennis than I do watching baseball,鈥� Coco said at on Friday.
Gauff, the No. 7-ranked singles player in tennis, had been asked about the possibility of Codey, who has committed to play at the University of Missouri, getting selected in the upcoming .
鈥淚 don鈥檛 really watch the MLB too much. I鈥檝e been to some games. It鈥檚 not something I鈥檒l follow until the World Series,鈥� she said.
鈥淢y brother, I go to his games when I鈥檓 in town. I go to all the ones that I鈥檓 able to go to,鈥� Gauff continued. “It is a bit of a slower, more boring sport. If he wasn鈥檛 playing, I don鈥檛 think I would be watching as much.”
Codey Gauff is from Delray Beach, Florida.
The 22-year-old Coco noted that her grandparents were heavily involved in youth baseball.
鈥淚 grew up around it,鈥� she said. “I was calling the games, doing the score for some of the games. I know pretty much all the rules and stuff.
鈥淲hen it鈥檚 a good game, it鈥檚 great. I prefer to watch it live,鈥� she continued. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know how I鈥檓 going to be doing when he goes to college. I don鈥檛 know what his situation actually is going to be. I guess it depends on his draft pick and everything.鈥�
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