COCO GAUFF’S coach had to make an embarrassing apology after tagging a porn star in a tweet.
Brad Gilbert, 62, has enjoyed tremendous success with Gauff since linking up with the American last month.
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SKY SPORTSNovak Djokovic bizarrely broke out into a rendition of the Beastie Boys’ Fight For Your Right[/caption]
But the legendary tennis trainer is doubling up as an on-court interviewer at the US Open and even doing some punditry with ESPN.
However, the American is also known for his eccentric tweets.
Although his post on Tuesday evening had to be swiftly deleted.
That is because of an accidental blunder from Gilbert.
The tennis supercoach was commenting on Novak Djokovic’s impromptu sing-song on Arthur Ashe Stadium after booking his place in a record-breaking 47th Grand Slam semi-final.
Djokovic beat Californian Taylor Fritz 6-1 6-4 6-4 and entertained the New York crowd some more by belting out a line from the Beastie Boys’ famous song.
Three-time US Open winner Djokovic – who had earlier let rip at his own fan – took the mic and sang: “You gotta fight for your right to party!”
His short performance went down a storm with the fans – and Gilbert clearly enjoyed it too.
But his attempt to tag the Beastie Boys in his tweet ended up with him inadvertently drawing attention to Beastyboy – an adult video content account.
Gilbert was alerted to his error and got rid of the post, then added: “I will give myself a straight red card and 24-hour suspension for honest mistake on wrong tag.”
One fan replied: “That was a rough mistag, BG.”
Another added: “You cannot be serious!”
A third wrote: “Oops! Honest mistake, no need for the red card. We’ve all been there!”
And a final user commented: “We love you BG.”
Gilbert has worked with a long list of stars including Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick and Andy Murray before linking up with Gauff this summer.
She won the Washington Open and Cincinnati Masters, the biggest two titles of her career, in the build-up to this US Open.
And the No6 seed booked her place in her maiden semi-final at Flushing Meadows by thrashing Jelena Ostapenko 6-0 6-2.
Asked about Gilbert, Gauff said: “He’s older but still has the mind of a 20-year-old. Maybe even younger, a ten-year-old kid sometimes.
“He’s been giving me Jolly Ranchers all the time. I take them but I don’t eat them. At this point I can’t have Jolly Ranchers every five minutes.
“He also doesn’t like even numbers. He only likes odd numbers. Whenever he says something, you ask him what time it is, he’s going to say 1.53 or 1.59. He won’t say 12 or something basic.
“He’s just a really quirky man. He doesn’t sleep. He wakes up at 3.30am every morning. He was doing this in D.C. He goes for walks.
“He also has been sending me crazy playlists of ’60s and ’70s bands, but I haven’t kept up with it.”
ReutersCoco Gauff has secured her spot in the US Open semi-finals[/caption]
Gilbert and Gauff have enjoyed a successful start togetherRex