SIR ANDY MURRAY sent a message to tennis chiefs to do better after Coco Gauff revealed how much smaller her actual French Open trophy really is.
Gauff, 21, won Roland-Garros on Saturday by beating Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 6-2 6-4 in Paris to become the first American to win the crown since Serena Williams 10 years ago.
The World’s No2 passionately celebrated with the esteemed honour in front of the French crowd after winning her 10th career title, but that wasn’t the trophy she was going home with.
The tennis star posted a video of herself in her private jet revealing her actual trophy… and how much smaller it really is.
Gauff said on TikTok while gesturing to a picture of her posing with the larger replica: “This is the trophy that you guys see, the one that we take pictures with, do press with and all that.
“But, actually, we don’t get to take this home. This stays with the tournament.”
Gauff then showed the much smaller trophy and added: “This is the one we take home. It’s like a mini replica of the trophy,. It’s… Really small.”
The Florida native then left fans aghast when she placed the trophy next to a tiny Perrier bottle, which was just a bit smaller than the esteemed title.
Gauff continued: “That’s how small it is. But, you know, it’s the memories that matter the most.”
That left Murray, 38, shocked as he took to social media to address the situation.
The former World’s No1 shared a clip of late night talkshow host Jimmy Fallon praising Gauff on his Instagram story.
Murray added the following post: “Surely the tennis majors can do a better job with the replica trophies!? They are tiny.”
The British legend knows all there is about the French Open trophy as he won it himself back in 2016.
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