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Coco Gauff Cries ‘Foul’ as She Lashes Out at ‘Ugly’ Attempt to Back Americans Playing in the Australian Open

Published 01/14/2024, 1:12 AM EST

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Now that the Australian Open is underway, the United States Tennis Association recently came up with the idea of hailing the seeded American participants in the tournament The national governing body for tennis in the US shared a cartoon post, inspired by the animated series Wild Thornberrys, featuring both ATP and WTA American players. However, Coco Gauff is not impressed with the same, as she recently dropped her reaction on social media.

After her triumphant run at the ASB Classic, the American tennis prodigy will now play her opening-round match at the Grand Slam in Melbourne. As she is the fourth-seeded player, Gauff was also part of the USTA’s cartoon post that has made her and her compatriots “look so ugly.”

Coco Gauff reacts to her Australian Open cartoon post

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The United States Tennis Association recently shared cartoon art featuring the likes of Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, and their male counterparts, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiaofe, Taylor Fritz, and others. While labeling it the ‘Seeded Americans at the Australian Open,’ the American tennis authority added the caption, “The 🇺🇸 crew is ready Down Under 🌏🦘”

Reacting to it, the 19-year-old Coco Gauff expressed her disapproval of the cartoon art on social media. While retweeting the post, the reigning Grand Slam champion stated, “bruh…. what even is this 😂”

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The American tennis prodigy revealed that she knows the cartoon post has been inspired by the animated series Wild Thornberrys. However, Gauff said, “ya’ll I know it is a cartoon show but I think I would prefer to be drawn as a bratz art style and not this 🙏🏾 this is makes us all look so ugly”

Even in her Instagram story, the 19-year-old made it clear that she did not like this USTA cartoon post. She stated, “worst thing I’ve ever seen. like a caricatures artist just decided to make as all look like hideous looking people the art style is cool for a cartoon show but not for a hype post. foul”

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Gauff will begin her campaign at the Australian Open with her opening-round encounter against the unseeded Slovak tennis player Anna Karolína Schmiedlová.

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Anurag Gusain

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Like millions of fans around the world, my foray into the world of tennis began after witnessing the incredible domination of the ?King of Clay? over the past decade. It was my passion for tennis that initially drew me to the dynamic field of sports journalism. My professional journey in sports journalism with EssentiallySports has seen me cover over 1000 articles, focusing on almost every ATP and WTA tournament, including Grand Slams.
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