Gauff draws the line on US Open ticket freeloaders

Aug 28 : Coco Gauff has had enough of the acquaintances who vanish for a year and resurface only when they want free tickets to see her compete in the U.S. Open."To be honest, yeah, people come out of the woodwork. You haven't spoken to someone for years. They don't say congrats or happy birthday or nothing, then they're like, Oh, I'm in New York, can I have eight tickets to your match in your box, please," fourth seed Gauff told reporters on Friday.Gauff's comments came a day after her mother posted a message on Instagram telling family and friends to stop asking for tickets, a post the two-time Grand Slam champion said she had no idea was coming but felt was overdue."I see this post, and I'm, like, Oh, my goodness. But honestly, it was needed, and it was directed, yeah, towards a few fam