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USA's Coco Gauff Calls Out Living Conditions at 2024 Paris Olympics in TikTok Video

Joseph Zucker@@JosephZuckerX.com LogoFeatured Columnist IVJuly 28, 2024

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 25: Coco Gauff of Team United States speaks to the media during a Team United States Flag Bearer Press Conference at Main Press Centre ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 25, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
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While much of the focus was on the cardboard beds leading up to the 2024 Summer Olympics, American tennis star Coco Gauff cited a different concern with her temporary living conditions in Paris.

In a video posted to TikTok, Gauff said she was one of 10 athletes sharing just two bathrooms. The problem has partially resolved itself but at an added cost. She followed up in the comments to say the other American tennis players have moved into a nearby hotel, so now the ratio is two bathrooms to five athletes.

LaWanda @lawanda50

LOL hopefully the ladies of the USA tennis team were warned that Coco was going to have them make TikToks! 😂 And we love seeing them! 😍❤️ <a href="https://t.co/7d6phWNKWl">pic.twitter.com/7d6phWNKWl</a>

Fortunately, the Paris Games haven't been all bad for the 20-year-old. She was one of two flag-bearers for Team USA along with Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James in the opening ceremony, and she has notched a pair of victories.

Gauff and Jessica Pegula teamed up to beat Australia's Ellen Perez and Daria Saville in women's doubles on Saturday. Then the 2023 U.S. Open champion cruised past Ajla Tomljanović in the opening round of the women's singles tournament Sunday.