​LONDON (AP) — Tennis star Coco Gauff says she has a solid grasp of baseball and tries to catch her younger brother’s games whenever possible. Codey Gauff is pursuing an MLB career, but beyond that, not much else. “It’s my brother, so I’m going to watch. I definitely think he gets more enjoyment watching tennis than I do watching baseball,” Coco said at Wimbledon on Friday. Gauff, the No. 7-ranked singles player, was asked about the chance that Codey, who has committed to the University of Missouri, could be selected in the upcoming MLB Draft.
“I don’t really watch the MLB too much. I’ve been to some games. It’s not something I’ll follow until the World Series,” she said. “My brother, I go to his games when I’m in town. I go to all the ones that I’m able to go to.” Gauff added, “It is a bit of a slower, more boring sport. If he wasn’t playing, I don’t think I would be watching as much.”
Codey Gauff is listed as a catcher from Delray Beach, Florida. The 22-year-old Coco noted that her grandparents were heavily involved in youth baseball. “I grew up around it,” she said. “I was calling the games, doing the score for some of the games. I know pretty much all the rules and stuff.” She continued, “When it’s a good game, it’s great. I prefer to watch it live. I don’t know how I’m going to be doing when he goes to college. I don’t know what his situation actually is going to be. I guess it depends on his draft pick and everything.”