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Coco Gauff makes unexpected response to help out tennis influencer on her way to Paris Masters

Coco Gauff unexpectedly commented on a tennis influencer's post as the latter headed to the Paris Masters to watch the men compete. Gauff came straight from winning the Wuhan Open title, defeating Jessica Pegula in the finals. Coco Gauff won her second Major title at the 2025 French Open and reached the finals of the three biggest clay court tournaments (Roland Garros, Italian Open, and Madrid Open) in the same year. She became the first US woman to achieve so since Serena Williams in 2015. The 21-year-old ended her Wimbledon and Flushing Meadows runs, exiting in the first and fourth rounds, respectively. Following that, Gauff played at the China Open, reaching the semifinals, and then won the Wuhan Open title, the first American to do so since Venus Williams in 2015. Recently, she brightened up a tennis fan's day by unexpectedly commenting on her TikTok post, as the latter headed to the Paris Masters. A fan named Caitlin posted a video of herself on an airplane, pretending that she would get a comment from a tennis player.Her in-video text read:"On a flight to Paris for the masters, pretend a tennis player had commented on this video"View on TikTokGauff actually dropped two comments on her post, writing:"Hola""Or I guess I should say bonjour"The fan shared the screenshot on her X handle and expressed shock, captioning:"Good morning to me???"Gauff will next be in contention at the year-end Championships, that is, the WTA Finals, scheduled to begin on November 1, 2025. Coco Gauff recently received praise from tennis legend Martina Navratilova Coco Gauff at the 2025 Wuhan Open - Day 8 - Source: GettyCoco Gauff's recent winning feat extended her hard-court finals tally to nine, the most by any player. Following the Wuhan Open, she received praise from tennis titan and 18-time Grand Slam winner, Martina Navratilova, who compared one of her attributes with Novak Djokovic's and also noted which one of her on-court skills could be her biggest weapon. "She’s played nine hard-court finals and won them all. That’s crazy. One of those was last year in Riyadh, so look out if she gets rolling again. Her backhand is like Djokovic’s -- maybe with even more power. It’s money," she said in an interview with WTA Tennis. "When the serve is happening, it’s a real weapon, and I’m glad she’s figuring that out. Her movement is better than anybody else. She can always depend on that. It’s the one thing fully under her control. She knows she can run and defend no matter what. Then she manages the rest. When she comes forward, she has a very good volley and it’s hard to get the ball past her. She just won in Wuhan, so she should be confident," Navratilova added while opining on Gauff's year-end title chances. Coco Gauff won her first Major title at the 2023 US Open and triumphed at the 2024 WTA Finals as well.

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"Never seen Jannik Sinner this angry" - Fans furious as journalist accosts Italian, leaves him 'pissed' after Davis Cup withdrawal comments

Jannik Sinner's fans were left infuriated after the Italian reluctantly signed an Italian flag for journalist Bruno Vespa following his Vienna Open win.

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"God she's so embarrassing"; "Glad she got beat" - Eugenie Bouchard fans slam her pickleball opponent for controversial 'salty handshake' after loss

Fans take a dig at Eugenie Bouchard's pickleball opponent, Kate Fahey, after the latter engaged in a salty handshake at the Rate Vegas Cup. Bouchard secured her place in the finals, where she faced the eventual winner and World No. 1 Anna Leigh Waters. Eugenie Bouchard, who boasted a stellar tennis career, becoming the first Canadian to reach a Grand Slam final at the 2014 Wimbledon, made a career shift to pickleball. She has been transitioning her tennis skills to the pro pickleball court and has already started making strides against the top players. At the recently concluded Rate Vegas Cup, she faced former collegiate tennis player Kate Fahey in the semifinals, triumphing over her 11-1, 10-12, 11-4. In a clip of her winning moment, Fahey was seen engaging in a handshake laced with tension, which prompted Bouchard’s fans to throw shade at her attitude. One fan wondered if pickleball also has 'salty' handshakes like tennis. "Pickleball has salty handshakes too?"Myles David @TunedIntoTennisLINKPickleball has salty handshakes too?Another fan noticed the behaviour that even left Eugenie Bouchard in a false position and called it 'embarrassing'. "God she’s so embarrassing"pliskolove STOVE ERA @pliskoloveLINKgod she’s so embarrassingAnother X user felt glad that Kate Fahey lost the match, commenting:"Fahey was a poor sport this entire match. Glad she got beat."Wormburner @hooph__heartedLINKFahey was a poor sport this entire match. Glad she got beat.Here are some other reactions:"Fahey looking up to the very best when it comes to handshakes... following in the Mother's footsteps," a fan tweeted. "Didn't knew pickleballers throwing salty handshakes also," commented a fan. Eugenie Bouchard talked about her mentality before going into the finals against Anna Leigh WatersBouchard at the Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard in Istanbul - Source: GettyEugenie Bouchard was off to a great start at the Rate Vegas Cup, defeating No. 7 Catherine Parenteau in the Round of 16 and No. 14 Jorja Johnson in the quarterfinals. She also posted a dominant win over Fahey to book her spot in the final. Although she might have been expected to feel intimidated before facing the World No. 1, the Canadian expressed that she had nothing to lose and everything to gain in terms of experience."I have nothing to lose against Anna Leigh, so that's my mentality. I'm the underdog. I want to swing, play my game, try to be aggressive, and see how I match up. It's always a fun opportunity to play the best in our sport," she said. (via Pickleball.com)Bouchard officially retired from tennis at the 2025 Canadian Open, losing her title bid in the second round after falling to Belinda Bencic.