American tennis star Coco Gauff has lashed out at her personal nation’s tennis affiliation in a scathing publish.
Forward of the Australian Open getting underway america Tennis Affiliation posted a cartoon model picture of Gauff alongside each seeded American participant within the model of the Wild Thornberrys.
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The cartoon was a smash hit on Nickledeon and ran from the late Nineteen Nineties to the early 2000s and adopted the lifetime of an adventurous household on safari.
The publish by the USTA was meant to want the American contingent good luck Down Beneath, with Gauff drawn alongside Emma Navarro, Ben Shelton, Sebastian Korda, Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe and Tommy Paul.
Sadly the message didn’t hit the fitting observe with the 19-year-old star who tore the publish to shreds on Instagram.
“Worst factor I’ve ever seen,” Gauff wrote above the picture in an Instagram story.
“Like a caricature artist determined to make (us) all seem like hideous wanting individuals.
“The artwork model is cool for a cartoon present however not for a hype publish. Foul.”
The publish by the USTA has since been deleted whereas Gauff clarified on X, previously Twitter, that she didn’t take offence to it.
“Y’all I do know it’s a cartoon present however I believe I would like to be drawn as a Bratz artwork model and never this. That is makes us all look so ugly,” Gauff tweeted.
Compatriot and world No. 5 Jess Pegula agreed, replying “Hahahahhaha we’re ugly af”.
Gauff later deleted her Instagram story and publish on X.
It’s not the primary time an American sporting physique has come underneath fireplace over a advertising marketing campaign forward of a significant occasion.
Previous to the 2023 Ladies’s World Cup, a industrial created by US World Cup hosts Fox Sports activities was broadly mocked and subsequently torn to shreds after America was despatched packing within the knockout levels.
The 90 second advert took potshots at virtually each nation competing on the event earlier than it ends with a girl stating: “I imply, all the world goes to do no matter it takes to cease the US.”
Veteran striker Alex Morgan replies within the advert – “good luck with that” – with a half-smile earlier than jogging off on the pitch.
Protected to say the advertising departments of American sporting our bodies haven’t fairly nailed the briefs of late.