Gauff takes jab at ‘hideous’ post depicting US players at Australian Open

Coco Gauff is coming off a title victory at the Auckland Open. Photograph: Graham Denholm/Getty Images

Coco Gauff has mocked a social media post by the USTA depicting American players competing at the Australian Open.

The USTA posted an image of the seeded American players in Melbourne in the style of the Wild Thornberrys cartoon. The post was supposed to wish the players good luck but instead drew the ire of Gauff, the reigning US Open women’s champion, and her compatriot Jessica Pegula.