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\u201cTo all the young Black girls out there who have kinky hair like me, do what you want to do with your hair,\u201d the two-time Grand Slam champion said.<\/p>\n
Gauff, 22, posted photos from a shoot for Miu Miu\u2019s Vivant bag Apr. 2, which, she said in her video posted Apr. 9, was \u201cliterally me and my social person in my parents\u2019 back yard.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n<\/blockquote>\nThe shoot was coordinated to fit the brand\u2019s version of an everyday or minimal aesthetic, Gauff said, which for her manifested as wearing her 4C hair \u2014 as classified on a scale which aims to measure the tightness, curl shape and curl density of hair \u2014 naturally.<\/p>\n
In response to the shoot, some commenters labeled it \u201cunkempt\u201d and drew comparisons to \u201ccivil-rights-era\u201d hairstyles.<\/p>\n
Gauff, who wore her hair similarly under a baseball cap during her run to last month\u2019s Miami Open final, said in her video that her hair choices are intertwined with being an athlete. In a report for\u00a0The Athletic<\/em><\/a> last fall, Black British women\u2019s footballers, including Manchester City\u2019s Khiara Keating and Tottenham\u2019s Jessica Naz, outlined how some more elaborate styles require extensive planning and lengthy appointments, which can be incompatible with their schedules.<\/p>\n
\n@cocogauff<\/a>\u2764\ufe0f\u266c original sound \u2013 Coco Gauff<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cI personally don\u2019t like to slick back my hair super-sleek, because it does damage my hair,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do play tennis, so most of the time when I\u2019m wearing it in a bun, I choose to allow my hair to be and to present in its 4C self, because I do have 4C hair. \u2026 I don\u2019t want it to be super-slicked-back, because it\u2019s just not good for my hair.\u201d<\/p>\n
She went on to encourage people to express themselves as they see fit, through the full spectrum of Black hair, just as Gauff has done throughout her career on and off the court.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you want to straighten your hair, permanently straighten your hair, perm your hair. If you want to wear your hair afro, wear your hair afro. If you want to wear braids, wear braids. If you want to wear cornrows, wear cornrows. If you want to slick back your hair to the Gods, slick it back; if you don\u2019t and you just wanna put it in a bun, put it in the bun.\u201d<\/p>\n
And while Gauff said that the criticism did \u201cknock a diva down,\u201d she \u201cgot back up\u201d quickly.<\/p>\n
\u201cBlack women are beautiful. Black hair texture \u2014 kinky, Afro hair texture \u2014 is beautiful,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Gauff, the world No. 3, is preparing for a crucial part of her 2026 season. She last year reached the final in all three of the biggest clay-court tournaments \u2014 the Madrid Open, the Italian Open in Rome, and the French Open \u2014 winning the latter over world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> in a memorable final.<\/p>\n
The first starts Apr. 20 in the Spanish capital.\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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