Coco Gauff has been enjoying a steady run on the court this week at the 2026 National Bank Open in Toronto. However, as the 22-year-old prepares for a semifinal clash against Elena Rybakina on the hard courts of Sobeys Stadium, it is her off-court social media activity that sparked the conversation among fans, following a couple of reposts on her TikTok account hinting at heartbreak and betrayal.
Coco Gauff’s Cryptic TikTok Reposts Put Fans on Alert Ahead of Canadian Open Semifinal
Gauff, who has historically been very active on TikTok, reposted and republished two highly specific videos related to cheating and heartbreak.
One of them was a clip from a user named Mia, which features the text overlay: “spoke so highly of you and you embarrassed tf outta me.” The original caption of the reposted video reads, “I was so heartbroken when I saw him on followpeek.com #cheater #ex #relationships #redflag.”
This too 💔💔💔 pic.twitter.com/GqUe2y7Snq
— patrick #3inNewYork (@patrickgauff) August 11, 2026
Gauff republished another TikTok video with a text overlay that reads: “lol nobody talks about how you feel once you get cheated on by a mf who was healing you.”
if i catch #him pic.twitter.com/l233Slh85e
— lou (@psgvds) August 11, 2026
The World No. 4 was also seen in a TikTok clip alongside Alexandra Eala, posted by the Filipina while lip-syncing to Taylor Swift’s song “Reputation,” eating ice cream in front of Yorkville’s Summer’s Ice Cream.
At the Canadian Open, as the tournament’s fourth seed, she recently booked her ticket to the semifinals following an unexpected walkover, advancing after Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic was forced to withdraw due to a hip injury.
Her last victory was where she beat 19-year-old Alina Korneeva 6-3, 6-1 in the Round of 16. Notably, the 22-year-old is the only woman since 1990 to have reached 20 quarterfinals in hard-court WTA-1000 events before their 23rd birthday.
Gauff’s best results in 2026 have been runner-up finishes in Miami and Rome, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka and Elina Svitolina. At the Grand Slams, she reached the Australian Open quarterfinals, lost in the French Open third round to Anastasia Potapova, and made the Wimbledon semifinals before falling to Karolína Muchová in a third-set super tiebreak.
Now, the 2023 US Open champion is eyeing her first title of the year in Toronto before moving to Cincinnati, the last WTA 1000 event before New York. In the semis, she will play world No. 2 Rybakina, who outlasted Naomi Osaka 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 in 2 hours, 33 minutes.
