Tennis star Coco Gauff exposes French Open’s dirty little secret

The face of U.S. tennis has pulled back the curtain on Roland-Garros.

After winning the French Open on Saturday, CoCo Gauff exposed the prestigious tournament when handed her actual trophy.

During her ride back to the United States on a private jet — Gauff resides in Delray Beach, Florida — she revealed the size of what she called a “mini replica” trophy. It was dwarfed by the one Gauff paraded around center court after defeating Aryna Sabalenka in three sets.

“Hi, I just won the French Open, or Roland-Garros, and this is the trophy that you guys see, the one that I take pictures with and do press with ... But actually, we don’t get to take this home. This stays with the tournament ... I’m going to show you guys the one we take home. It’s a lot smaller,” Gauff revealed on Tik Tok.

Gauff compared the trophy to other objects on the plane for scale, revealing how laughably small it is.

“[For] reference, this is a Perrier (water) bottle, this is a cup, and that’s how small it is,” she said. “But, it’s the memories that matter the most.”

Nonetheless, fans were shocked, to say the least.

“They are not inviting @CocoGauff back next year," joked one fan, accompanied by crying-laughing emojis. “That looks like ….. hmmmm, from a dollar store… Can the French Open not make a better one?" jabbed another.

However, one found the bright side to Gauff’s woes.

“Girl, they can’t all be ‘real size,’” the fan wrote. “Where are you gonna fit them all after your next victories?!?”

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