NEW YORK, August 21, 2024 (USTA Press Release)

Billie Jean King and Coco Gauff shared the stage and the court on Tuesday at US Open Fan Week at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, as the legendary King ‘passed the torch’ to Gauff to commemorate the launch of the reigning US Open women’s singles champion’s limited-edition Wheaties box. The 39-time Grand Slam champion King featured on her own limited-edition Wheaties box in May.

The two participated in a discussion in front of fans on the US Open Fan Week stage, and then King performed the ‘passing the torch’ serve to Gauff on a nearby short-court, as the two rallied with 10 young tennis players from nearby National Junior Tennis and Learning Chapters: Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program, Kings County Tennis League and New York Junior Tennis & Learning.

Wheaties donated $50,000 to the USTA Foundation, the national charitable arm of the USTA that supports the nationwide NJTL network, in conjunction with the event.