“Sometimes, and I know when you go to the bathroom, you’re supposed to use the bathroom, but I would go to the bathroom just to check and make sure nothing was showing. So I think it’s going to relieve a lot of stress for me and other girls in the locker room for sure.
“I am looking forward to that decision in the future and how it affects other players in general. And I think it’s very nice that this discussion has been talked about.
“It’s something I talked about last year during the actual tournament, when the topic first got brought up, and now I’m happy that the decision has been made.
“It will make it a lot, lot less stressful for us.”
At just 19 years old, Gauff is preparing for Wimbledon off the back a last-eight appearance at the 2023 French Open, the tournament where she reached her first Grand Slam quarter-final in 2021.
She made the French Open final last year, as well as the US Open quarter-finals, and her performances have regularly caught the attention of famous American actors such as Samuel L Jackson.
It’s something Gauff says she still struggles to comprehend.
“I’ve been able to enjoy it a lot. It’s still very surreal to me, certain aspects and certain people and our celebrities kind of know who I am,” she said.
