Coco Gauff confuses tennis legend Sue Barker with Star Wars’ Chewbacca in hilarious Wimbledon mishap

Coco Gauff, Sue Barker, Chewbacca
Coco Gauff was slightly confused after mishearing Sue Barker as Chewbacca! (Image: PA / Getty / REX)

A simple mistake, proper?!

The 18-year-old from Atlanta, Georgia, in some way misheard ‘Sue Barker’ as ‘Chewbacca’, resulting in a really baffled expression as she tried to work out why the interviewer was asking her a few Star Wars character… earlier than the realisation hit.

The interviewer requested: ‘Coco, one final thing, Sue Barker. We simply wish to get a message for Sue, like “Nicely completed in your 30 years…”‘

‘Oh Sue!’ Coco jumped in with, realising that that they had been discussing the tennis legend and well-known host of the BBC’s tennis protection, who has introduced she shall be retiring after this yr’s Wimbledon.

‘Sue Barker! You understand Sue!’ the interviewer added.

‘I assumed you mentioned “Sue Bacca”‘, Coco defined, persevering with: ‘And I used to be like, who's that?!

‘I assumed you have been saying “Chewbacca!”‘ she laughed.

‘Sorry, okay, sure I do know Sue! My unhealthy!’

Chewbacca
The Wookiee warrior does sound slightly like Sue Barker… (Image: Franziska Krug/Getty Pictures)

Coco Gauff
18-year-old Coco Gauff couldn’t assist however giggle on the hilarious mistake (Image: Wolfgang Kumm / Avalon)

Viewers have been fast to leap to remark laughing emojis and touch upon the ‘Humorous second’, with one writing: ‘That is superb.’

The interview query got here after Sue, 66, introduced she was retiring after 30 years.

Sue Barker
Sue introduced she was retiring after 30 years fronting the BBC’s tennis protection (Image: BBC)

In an official assertion by way of the BBC, she mentioned: ‘What a beautiful time I’ve had engaged on a number of the largest sporting occasions world wide. I'll miss it terribly however after 30 years I really feel the time is correct for me. I’ve labored with one of the best of one of the best.’

The previous tennis star joined BBC’s Wimbledon protection in 1993 and has fronted the community’s broadcast since 2000.

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