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

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.

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.

American tennis star Coco Gauff mourned the loss of TikTok's app ... including the ones operated by Apple and Google, while its website told users that the short-form video platform was no longer ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — American tennis star Coco Gauff mourned the loss of TikTok ... including the ones operated by Apple and Google, while its website told users that the short-form video ...

"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.

Add it all up, and Gauff's trip to Melbourne Park — and her 13-match winning streak that dated to late last season — ended in the quarterfinals. Never able to take control on a hot afternoon in Rod Laver Arena, the 2023 U.S. Open champion was eliminated by No. 11 Paula Badosa of Spain 7-5, 6-4.

The world No. 3 missed the chance to return to the semifinal stage after an inspired performance from the former world No. 2

Eight women remain in the 2025 Australian Open, and three of them are Americans. That group of quarterfinalists is headlined by No. 3 seed Coco Gauff and includes No. 8 Emma Navarro and No. 19 Madison Keys. Sofia Kenin in 2020 was the last American woman to hoist the trophy in Melbourne.

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.