Coco Gauff makes pole dancing confession in eye-opening interview

American tennis star Coco Gauff said her new hobby is pole dancing, and that she hopes this one sticks.During a Q&A with Vogue, the two-time Grand Slam winner explained that pole dancing is her latest guilty pleasure outside of the sport.

“I just started like three weeks ago, but I really enjoy pole dancing,” the 22-year-old Gauff said.“That’s been my thing.

“I’m one of those people that hobby jumps a lot.I bought a guitar and I haven’t used it; I bought a keyboard.

So I need to stop wasting money on stuff that I’m interested in for two weeks.“I’m hoping that this one sticks.

It’s challenging though — I’m not very great, but one day.”The New Balance athlete also said she plays basketball for fun.“I’m not good, I just like it,” she added.Gauff will face fellow American Jessica Pegula at the season-ending WTA Finals at Indian Wells on Sunday.Vogue spoke with the eight highest-ranked women’s tennis players during a fashion shoot ahead of the WTA Finals: Gauff, Pegula, Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, Elina Svitolina, Linda Noskova, Karolina Muchova, and Mirra Andreeva.Pegula told the outlet that she indulges in playing Call of Duty when she’s not playing tennis, while Noskova said she enjoys traveling in her offseason.

Earlier this week, Pegula was caught on a hot mic and called Andreeva a “diva” who “needs to be humbled” while chatting with her coach during a recent practice session at Indian Wells.Pegula said Andreeva, who won the French Open last year, would be a more well-rounded player if she had the mentality of Gauff....