The American tennis player achieved victory over her opponent with a score of 2:1 (5:7, 6:2, 6:2).
After her triumph, Gauff approached the camera to leave her autograph but instead wrote: "RIP TikTok USA."
On January 19, a law came into effect in the USA prohibiting the operation of the social network for security reasons. American officials believe that TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, could potentially allow Beijing to collect data on Americans.
As a reminder, in the next round of the Australian Open 2025, Gauff will compete against Spanish tennis player Paula Badosa.