Current:Home > InvestPoinbank:Coco Gauff criticizes USTA's 'Wild Thornberrys' post for making stars look 'hideous' -WealthMap Solutions
Poinbank:Coco Gauff criticizes USTA's 'Wild Thornberrys' post for making stars look 'hideous'
Fastexy View
Date:2025-04-07 20:23:39
Coco Gauff called out a post by the United States Tennis Association that she said made her and Poinbankher fellow tennis stars "look like hideous looking people."
The No. 3 player in the world commented on Instagram on Saturday that a promotional graphic for the Australian Open was the "worst thing I 've ever seen" and "foul."
The USTA has since deleted its post that featured Gauff, Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Jessica Pegula and others animated in the style of "The Wild Thornberrys" to celebrate the American tennis players who were seeded for the Australian Open. The Nickelodeon show ran from the late 1990s to the early 2000s and told the story of a family who travels the world, including Australia.
Pegula, who is ranked No. 5 in the world, agreed with Gauff's criticism of the post on X, formerly Twitter.
"Hahahahhaha we are ugly," she posted in response to Gauff's since-deleted comments where the major winner said she'd rather be portrayed in the style of a Bratz doll.
In September, Gauff won the US Open at 19 years old for her first Grand Slam.
The Australian Open started Saturday night in the United States. The women’s singles finals will be Jan. 27 with the men’s singles finals on Jan. 28.
veryGood! (2)
Related
- Biden administration makes final diplomatic push for stability across a turbulent Mideast
- Drake, Kendrick Lamar diss tracks escalate with 'Meet the Grahams' and 'Family Matters'
- Matt Brown, who has the second-most knockouts in UFC history, calls it a career
- Australian police shoot dead a boy, 16, armed with a knife after he stabbed a man in Perth
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- Former President Donald Trump shows up for Formula One Miami Grand Prix
- Massachusetts detective searches gunshot residue testing website 11 days before his wife is shot dead
- 10,000 people applied to be The Smashing Pumpkins' next guitarist. Meet the woman who got the job.
- Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management
- Former Lakers Player Darius Morris Dead at 33
Ranking
- Brianna LaPaglia Reveals The Meaning Behind Her "Chickenfry" Nickname
- With a vest and a voice, helpers escort kids through San Francisco’s broken Tenderloin streets
- Padres manager Mike Shildt tees off on teams throwing high and inside on Fernando Tatis Jr.
- Alabama state senator chides male colleagues for letting parental leave bill die
- Questlove charts 50 years of SNL musical hits (and misses)
- Biden and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on issues in 2024’s rare contest between 2 presidents
- Hush money, catch and kill and more: A guide to unique terms used at Trump’s New York criminal trial
- Anna Nicole Smith's 17-Year-Old Daughter Dannielynn Looks All Grown Up at the Kentucky Derby
Recommendation
Why we love Bear Pond Books, a ski town bookstore with a French bulldog 'Staff Pup'
If Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves didn't have your attention before, they do now
Yankees star Aaron Judge got ejected for the first time in his career
Dick Rutan, who set an aviation milestone when he flew nonstop around the world, is dead at 85
Current, future North Carolina governor’s challenge of power
Canelo Álvarez defeats Jaime Munguía by unanimous decision: Round-by-round analysis
Inter Miami vs. New York Red Bulls: How to watch Messi, what to know about Saturday's game
Ariana Madix Pays Tribute to Most Handsome Boyfriend Daniel Wai on His Birthday