“Tennis Aces Serve Up Praise for Usher’s Super Bowl Halftime Spectacular”
The screams were as loud as if championship point had just been scored. But it wasn’t tennis that had Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff and Caroline Wozniackijumping up and down in excitement during Super Bowl LVIII. It was none other than music icon Usher taking the spotlight with an energy-filled halftime show that had the tennis stars gushing with praise on social media.
“Now that was a SHOW!!!” tweeted Pegula, while Gauff kept it simple stating “Wow @Usher! That halftime show was”. Wozniacki took her praise up another level when she posted “That was the most insanely incredible halftime show I’ve ever seen! Only @Usher can pull that off! #HalftimeShowForTheAges.”
They were joined in their enthusiasm by fellow players like Naomi Osaka, Simona Halep, Stefanos Tsitsipas and more who flooded Twitter and Instagram with words like “mesmerizing”, “jaw-dropping” and “insane dance skills” in response to Usher’s performance of hits from his 20-plus year career. After the spectacular 12-minute set, tennis’ brightest stars made it clear they have immense love for the R&B icon’s moves and music.
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