Gauff, TikTok and Australia
Coco Gauff expressed disappointment after TikTok was removed from app stores in the US, coinciding with her Australian Open quarter-final achievement. Despite the potential ban reprieve, she considers spending her time more productively.
Coco Gauff said she hopes TikTok "comes back" in the U.S. after the federal ban of the popular app took effect Saturday.
Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff headline the tennis players who have the best TikTok dances recorded on the app.
TikTok has begun restoring its services in the USA after President-elect Donald Trump granted the app a reprieve. Meanwhile, American tennis star Coco Gauff has voiced her support for TikTok, highlighting its value.
The world number two wrote ‘RIP TikTok’ on a camera after the match in reference to the app’s discontinuation in the US.
Badosa reached a Slam semi-final for the first time in her career -- the first Spanish woman to do so since Garbine Muguruza at Melbourne in 2020.
Coco Gauff wrote "RIP TikTok USA" and drew a broken heart on a camera lens shortly after reaching the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday after the popular app used by 170 million Americans stopped working in the United States.
Coco Gauff’s three-set victory in the Australian Open’s main stadium on Sunday afternoon in Melbourne came just an hour after TikTok was removed from prominent app stores in the United States on Satur
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka brushed aside her close friendship with Paula Badosa on 23 January to secure her place in a third consecutive Australian Open final. The world number one defeated the Spaniard 6-4, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena and now awaits either Iga Swiatek or Madison Keys in Saturday's title clash.
Madison Keys (singles) and Taylor Townsend (doubles) are the last American women standing in the 2025 Australian Open.
Madison Keys (singles) and Taylor Townsend (doubles) are the last American women standing in the 2025 Australian Open.