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.

MELBOURNE, Australia — 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.

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.

US tennis star Coco Gauff said her country’s TikTok ban “will force me to read books more” after victory at the Australian Open. TikTok’s app was removed from prominent app stores in the US on Saturday just before a federal law that would have banned the popular social media platform was scheduled to go into effect.

"I’m done wasting my time,” Coco Gauff made her sentiments very clear for TikTok, few days ago, despite being an avid user of the popular social media app. The post Coco Gauff Bids the Final Homage to TikTok in a Heartfelt 4-Word Message at the Australian Open appeared first on EssentiallySports.

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

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 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.

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’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

Coco Gauff penned a TikTok-themed message after her stellar comeback win against Belinda Bencic at the ongoing 2025 Australian Open.

TikTok restored service in the United States Sunday after briefly going dark, as a law banning the wildly popular app on national