Overview
- On Thursday, Aug. 27 Candi Gauff posted on Instagram that she would no longer distribute guest tickets for Coco’s US Open matches and told people to buy their own.
- Coco Gauff reshared her mother’s message on Friday and said the repeated, last-minute requests had 'stressed' her mom and dad and could not be accommodated.
- Candi explicitly asked people to 'never ask for more than 2 tickets' and said the family has already assigned the guest allotments they can honor.
- Reporting notes high demand for Gauff’s matches at Flushing Meadows and that Grand Slam players have limited guest-ticket allotments, which creates pressure when many friends and relatives request seats.
- Gauff arrives in New York after strong hard-court form, and the move to close the ticket window is meant to limit distractions as she pursues a US Open run that could add 2,000 points and affect the WTA top rankings.