American tennis star Coco Gauff says she received racist messages from gamblers after Madrid Open exit

At conscionable 22, Coco Gauff already earned U.S. Open and French Open Grand Slam titles. But earlier this week, the American prima exited the Madrid Open good earlier the final, falling abbreviated successful her bid for different tourney victory.

Linda Nosková defeated Gauff connected Monday successful the Round of 16. After her Madrid Open tally ended, Gauff said she faced backlash from "angry" gamblers upset their wagers did not wage off.

"@ the aggravated gamblers saying racist things successful my IG comments/dms hiding down anonymous accounts," Gauff said successful a station to her TikTok relationship Wednesday.

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Coco Gauff of USA reacts against Sorana Cirstea of Romania during the Mutua Madrid Open 2026, ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000, astatine La Caja Magica connected April 26, 2026 successful Madrid, Spain. (Photo By Dennis Agyeman/Europa Press via Getty Images) (Dennis Agyeman/Europa Press via Getty Images)

Gauff besides referenced a Young M.A. song, sharing lyrics that read: "Yeah they hate, but they broke though (But they broke though) / And erstwhile it’s clip to pop, they a no-show (Where they at?)"

The sports betting manufacture continues to surge successful the U.S., generating a grounds $16.96 cardinal successful gross successful 2025, the American Gaming Association said. Prediction markets person accrued contention but person not importantly slowed the industry’s growth.

American tennis subordinate Coco Gauff looks dejected arsenic she leaves the tribunal aft losing to Linda Noskova of Czechia successful the women's singles 4th circular astatine the Mutua Madrid Open successful Madrid, Spain, connected April 27, 2026. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

The surge successful gross besides translated into hundreds of billions successful losses for Americans who legally placed wagers successful 2025 — an summation of astir 11% from the erstwhile year, according to the association’s figures.

Gauff battled an evident unwellness during the Madrid Open, adjacent taking a aesculapian timeout successful the Round of 32 implicit the weekend. She vomited connected the tribunal and aboriginal said she was dealing with digestive issues.

Coco Gauff of the United States reacts during the women's singles fourth-round lucifer against Linda Noskova of Czechia astatine the Mutua Madrid Open connected April 27, 2026, successful Madrid, Spain. (Alberto Gardin/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

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"I don't cognize however I got it done," Gauff told Sky Sports. "Just dealing with a batch of trying to support my nutrient down. But erstwhile I threw up -- and I was capable to propulsion up aft the archetypal acceptable -- I felt a spot better.

"It was conscionable a pugnacious match. I deliberation I got the Madrid tummy microorganism that's going around. I'm usually idiosyncratic who doesn't get sick. My luck contiguous conscionable wasn't good."

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