Coco Gauff Tweet tactic sparks Sabalenka reaction

Coco Gauff didn’t just win her way through the Miami Open 2026. She picked up an unexpected tip along the way.

After her match, Gauff revealed that a simple fan tweet influenced her approach:

“Honestly, I saw a tweet saying I should go to the net more… I was like, ‘Yeah, you’re right. I win a lot of points at the net.’”

And she actually used it.

Coming forward more, finishing points earlier. It worked. She adjusted, and she won.

So when Aryna Sabalenka spoke to the media, she was asked about it,  whether players really take advice from social media, especially at this level.

She replied:

“Of course, I see some of the things.. but for some reason I see more negative than positive about myself.”

“So I try not to really look deep and whenever I see my picture or something about myself I go to the next one because sometimes people are just being rude and mean to all of us.”

“I feel like it’s not really worth reading and going through.”

But she still found the humor in Gauff’s approach:

“But.. well, if she helped, it helped. We’re all different right? Thanks for telling me.. now I’m gonna be ready that she’s coming to the net ”