Coco Gauff jealous of Elena Rybakina having 'better' quokka selfie than her at United Cup

Coco Gauff expressed that she felt a twinge of envy when she saw Elena Rybakina's "better" quokka selfie. Both Gauff and Rybakina are currently in Australia, competing at the 2025 United Cup.

The United States, Canada, and Croatia are all part of Group A whose matches are taking place at the RAC Arena in Perth. In the opening match of the USA-Canada tie, Gauff defeated Leylah Fernandez 6-3, 6-2 to give her team a 1-0 lead. The men's singles round was won by Felix Auger-Aliassime, who defeated Taylor Fritz 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, tying the score at 1-1.

The deciding mixed doubles rubber saw Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz triumph over Fernandez and Auger-Aliassime with a score of 7-6(2), 7-5 and win the tie against Canada 2-1.

After the win over Canada, during the post match on-court interview Coco Gauff talked about how she had enjoyed exploring Perth, visiting Rottnest Island and also clicking selfies with quokkas before the United Cup began.

The former World No. 2 also admitted that Elena Rybakina's quokka selfie was better than hers and that she will take notes so that she can click a better one next time.

“We already went to Rottnest Island, saw the fireworks. We did the fun fair. So I feel like we did enough we could do considering we're playing. But I'm having a great time in Perth and I appreciate you guys for staying late to support us. I did get a quokka selfie but Elena Rybakina had the better selfie. Like mine was kind of bad but I'll take notes for next time," Gauff said [at 1:59].

Coco Gauff, Taylor Fritz, Danielle Collins, Denis Kudla, Robert Galloway, Desirae Krawczyk, and captain Michael Russell make up the American team. Meanwhile, Elena Rybakina, Alexander Shevchenko, Dmitry Popko, Zhibek Kulambayeva, and Aleksandr Nedovyesov are representing Kazakhstan.

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A look into Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina's head-to-head record on WTA Tour

Coco Gauff at the 2025 United Cup [Image Source: Getty Images]

Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina have only faced each other once on the WTA Tour, during the second round of the 2022 Canadian Open. Gauff emerged victorious in the match, winning 6-4, 6-7(8), 7-6(3) .

The American then went onto make a quarterfinals run at the WTA 1000 hard court tournament, ultimately losing 4-6, 6-7(2) to the eventual champion, Simona Halep.

Looking ahead, after the conclusion of the United Cup, both Gauff and Rybakina are expected to compete at the 2025 Australian Open which is scheduled to take place from January 12 to January 26, 2025.

Gauff's best performance at the Melbourne Major came in 2024, where she reached the semifinals before being defeated by the eventual champion, Aryna Sabalenka. On the other hand, Rybakina's best result at the Australian Open was in 2023 when she finished as the runner-up, falling to Sabalenka in the final.