That wasn’t the end of her sweet words, as the Grand Slam champion revealed she also spoke with Simone after the intense game.
“She’s one of the greatest athletes,” Coco told reporters in another post-match interview. “Her and Serena [Williams] are on my Mount Rushmore of athletes. To see her there tonight gave me the reminder I needed. I was lucky to just come from talking to her, so I was able to tell her that in person.”
Similar to their earlier interaction, their meet up was just as touching. In a brief video from the exchangethe two champions hugged before Simone gave Coco her well-deserved roses.
“Gymnastics is so different, so I just wanted to scream, ‘Go Coco!’ But then they were like, ‘Maybe not right now,’” the gold medalist teased. “But no, congrats! I love watching you, everything you do.”
