Coco Gauff's mother requests family stop asking for US Open tickets
7 sources • 2 min read • Latest: Aug 29, 2026, 8:54 PM
Last updated Aug 29, 2026
Candi Gauff, mother of tennis star Coco Gauff, issued a message on Instagram asking friends and family to stop requesting tickets for the US Open. Coco enters the tournament as a favorite after her recent victory at the Cincinnati Open. Candi stated that ticket arrangements have already been made and urged others to buy their own. The Instagram post received mixed reactions, with some praising her directness and others suggesting it should have been a private message. Coco Gauff is set to compete in New York City after winning the Cincinnati Open days before.
- •Coco Gauff comes into the US Open as a favorite.
- •Candi Gauff communicated ticket limitations via Instagram.
- •Coco recently won the Cincinnati Open.
- •Family and friends have been asked to purchase their own tickets.
- •Reactions to Candi's message varied on social media.
- 8:54 PMYahoo Sports — Coco Gauff has hilarious response to mom's 'blunt' message about US Open ticket requests
- 9:57 PMYahoo Sports — Coco Gauff backs mother's pre-rejection of US Open ticket request from friends and family: 'It was needed'
- 8:37 PMAssociated Press — Coco Gauff backs her mom for posting about family and friends' excessive US Open ticket requests - AP News
- 8:10 PMBleacher Report — Coco Gauff Defends Mom's Statement on Rejecting US Open Ticket Requests, 'Honestly, It Was Needed' - Bleacher Report
- 7:24 PMESPN — Gauff backs mother for squashing ticket requests
- 5:49 PMYahoo Sports — Coco Gauff backs her mom for posting about family and friends' excessive US Open ticket requests
- 11:52 PMYahoo Sports — Coco Gauff’s mom, Candi, hilariously solves the problem of being asked for free US Open tickets
- 6:19 PMYahoo Sports — Coco Gauff’s Mom Sends ‘Blunt’ Message Telling People to Stop Asking Her for US Open Tickets
"Coco Gauff was caught by surprise when she saw her mom take to social media about excessive U.S. Open ticket requests from family and friends. A day after Candi Gauff posted on a “blunt but necessary statement” on Instagram saying her daughter's tickets for the Grand Slam tournament were spoken for, Coco defended the sentiment. “Honestly, it was needed, and it was directed towards a few family and friends,” Gauff said Friday.
"Coco Gauff did not know her mother was going to post on social media about excessive U.S. Open ticket requests from family and friends. But she stands by the sentiment. Candi Gauff wrote Thursday on Instagram in what she called a blunt but necessary statement…
"Coco Gauff's mother, Candi Gauff, took to social media to make a blunt request of people asking for free US Open tickets. It was met with laughter and cheers by Coco and some of her tennis peers.
Sources
External links- Yahoo SportsAug 29, 2026, 8:54 PMCoco Gauff has hilarious response to mom's 'blunt' message about US Open ticket requests
Coco Gauff will play her first-round match at the US Open on Sept. 1.
- Yahoo SportsAug 28, 2026, 9:57 PMCoco Gauff backs mother's pre-rejection of US Open ticket request from friends and family: 'It was needed'
Gauff's mother has had it with requests from certain friends and family members to sit in her player's box.
- Associated PressAug 28, 2026, 8:37 PMCoco Gauff backs her mom for posting about family and friends' excessive US Open ticket requests - AP News
Coco Gauff did not know her mother was going to post on social media about excessive U.S. Open ticket requests from family and friends. But she stands by the sentiment. Candi Gauff wrote Thursday on Instagram in what she called a blunt but necessary statement…
- Bleacher ReportAug 28, 2026, 8:10 PMCoco Gauff Defends Mom's Statement on Rejecting US Open Ticket Requests, 'Honestly, It Was Needed' - Bleacher Report
American tennis star Coco Gauff supported her mother's decision to share a social media post pushing back against requests for guest tickets to the 2026 U.S. Open.
- ESPNAug 28, 2026, 7:24 PMGauff backs mother for squashing ticket requests
Coco Gauff was caught by surprise when she saw her mom take to social media about excessive US Open ticket requests from family and friends. That doesn't mean she has any issue with it.
- Yahoo SportsAug 28, 2026, 5:49 PMCoco Gauff backs her mom for posting about family and friends' excessive US Open ticket requests
Coco Gauff was caught by surprise when she saw her mom take to social media about excessive U.S. Open ticket requests from family and friends. A day after Candi Gauff posted on a “blunt but necessary statement” on Instagram saying her daughter's tickets for the Grand Slam tournament were spoken for, Coco defended the sentiment. “Honestly, it was needed, and it was directed towards a few family and friends,” Gauff said Friday.
- Yahoo SportsAug 27, 2026, 11:52 PMCoco Gauff’s mom, Candi, hilariously solves the problem of being asked for free US Open tickets
Coco Gauff's mother, Candi Gauff, took to social media to make a blunt request of people asking for free US Open tickets. It was met with laughter and cheers by Coco and some of her tennis peers.
- Yahoo SportsAug 27, 2026, 6:19 PMCoco Gauff’s Mom Sends ‘Blunt’ Message Telling People to Stop Asking Her for US Open Tickets
Gauff comes into the New York City tournament as a favorite, fresh off her win at the Cincinnati Open
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