T he excitement of the game, the cheer of the crowd, and the thrill of competition—former US Open champion Coco Gauff lives for the fierceness of the tour. However, behind the w

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — American tennis star Coco Gauff mourned the loss of TikTok’s app back home, writing on a TV camera lens “RIP TikTok USA” and drawing a broken heart right after winning a match at the Australian Open to reach the quarterfinals.

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.

During her sixth Australian Open campaign, third-seeded Gauff cruised past opponents like Sofia Kenin, Jodie Burrage, and 30th-seed Leylah Fernandez to reach her second consecutive quarterfinal at Melbourne Park. However, her journey ended in a 5-7, 4-6 loss to 11th seed Paula Badosa.

MELBOURNE - 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 said she hopes TikTok "comes back" in the U.S. after the federal ban of the popular app took effect Saturday.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff's retooled forehand and serve abandoned her in the worst way and at the worst time at the Australian Open . The unforced errors just kept accumulating Tuesday, and so did the double-faults and break points, often followed by a palm placed over her eyes or a slap to a thigh.

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.

Coco Gauff loses to Paula Badosa in the Australian Open quarterfinals.

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

Apple and Google app stores are prohibited from offering TikTok under a law that required its China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the platform or face a ban in the US. Coco Gauff said ...