- Gauff won the French Open to collect the second Grand Slam title of her career
- She made a shock revelation about the trophy in the aftermath of win, however
- Murray took to social media to fight the American’s corner after her own post
Andy Murray has called out tennis chiefs over treatment surrounding Coco Gauff on the back of her French Open victory.
The 21-year-old American sensation conquered Roland-Garros for the very first time after coming from behind to defeat the top-ranked Sabalenka 6-7, 6-2, 6-4.
This marked the second Grand Slam of Gauff’s career, having also claimed the 2023 US Open title. The world No 2 became the first American to win the French Open since Serena Williams in 2015.
Now, she will look to back-up her success at Wimbledon later this month, going into the tournament as third favourite for victory, behind Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina.
In the fall-out of the French Open, though, Gauff took to social media the show off her trophy – but it wasn’t as fans may expect. She revealed the actual trophy the winners get to take home, and it’s not quite the one supporters see when the trophy is lifted.
Andy Murray has called for tennis authorities to do better after a shock Coco Gauff revelation
Gauff won the French Open – her second singles title of her career – at the weekend
She took to TikTok to reveal that the actual trophy they get to take home is a lot smaller
‘This is the trophy that you guys see,’ Gauff said in the post. ‘The one that we take pictures with, do press with and all that.
‘But, actually, we don’t get to take this home. This stays with the tournament.’
Picking up the smaller trophy, she continued: ‘This is the one we take home. It’s like a mini replica of the trophy. It’s… really small.’
‘That’s how small it is. But, you know, it’s the memories that matter the most.’
Murray, meanwhile, took to social media to give his opinion, and called out the authorities.
‘Surely the tennis majors can do a better job with the replica trophies!?’ he wrote. ‘They are tiny.’
Women’s tennis players, meanwhile, will now received protected rankings during periods where they undergo fertility treatment, according to a new announcement.
The WTA, the sport’s governing body broke new ground in March when they announced that they would be ensuring that their players would be eligible to receive maternity pay and ‘comprehensive benefits’ thanks to a new initiative between the organisation and their partner the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF).
The controversial financial agreement with the Gulf state’s sovereign wealth fund is just over a year old, and the initiative was the first of significance with the PIF as the tour’s ‘exclusive global partner’.
