Daily Dose of Social Media: Gauff's Humorous mishap during Raducanu clash, Sinner's sportsmanship reaction to rival injury

In a new Daily Dose of Social Media, Coco Gauff delivered a light-hearted moment during her match against Emma Raducanu. After missing a shot, the American burst into laughter, drawing smiles from the crowd.

Jannik Sinner stole the show with the sportsmanship moment of the day, checking on his friend Jesper de Jong after a painful fall during their clash in Rome. Meanwhile, Daniil Medvedev tried to recall some of his career highlights in a fun Q&A session while competing at the Rome Open.

Coco Gauff starred in a funny moment during her Round of 16 match against Emma Raducanu at the Rome Open, in which the American had a rather peculiar miss that ended with laughter from the player. It was the second set of the match when Gauff was leading 6-1, 1-1 and Raducanu was serving. The game started with Gauff putting pressure on Raducanu from the baseline and taking the initiative by approaching the net to close the point. The Brit attempted a lob, which passed slightly over Gauff after the American jumped to hit the ball but failed to make contact. However, the ball went narrowly wide, and Gauff took the situation with humor.

The 2023 US Open champion reached the quarterfinals of the Italian Open for the third time in her career and with very positive feelings in this clay-court swing. After being a finalist at the Madrid Open, recording 8 wins in her last 9 matches, she has already secured a return to her career-high ranking of world No. 2 at the end of the tournament.

Jannik Sinner showed a gesture of sportsmanship towards his opponent Jesper de Jong after an unfortunate fall suffered by the Dutchman during the second set of their match. The world No. 1 ended up taking a 6-4, 6-2 victory against an opponent who finished the match with a wrist injury.

In front of a packed Campo Centrale at the Foro Italico and, as expected, completely favorable crowd, Sinner had no problem resolving the match, with quick breaks in each set. In the second set, after his opponent received medical attention on his wrist after a fall - after which Jannik also rushed to assist him - he won the last 12 points of the match thanks to his own good play and errors from his opponent, who was hampered by the injury in the final part of the match.

The 3-time Grand Slam champion will have his next challenge in the Round of 16, where he will face the inspired Francisco Cerundolo, a major challenge against one of the best players of the season, who already reached the semifinals in Madrid Open a week ago and two other quarterfinals in Masters 1000 events this season.

Former world No. 1 Garbiñe Muguruza shared a series of photos from her attendance at the Rolex Ambassador Concert at the Paris Opera the day before. The 2-time Grand Slam champion participated in the gala event and mingled with some special guests, including 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer, 6-time Grand Slam champion Stefan Edberg, and former Roland Garros champion Ana Ivanovic, and British racing driver Jenson Button.

The Spaniard, who retired at the end of 2024, has taken an active role in tennis even off the courts, becoming the director of the WTA Finals last year – the first former player to take on that role – and currently as a presenter for Tennis Channel, where she shares exclusive interviews with some of the biggest stars of the ATP and WTA, in addition to being one of the commentators at several of the most important tournaments of the year.

"✨ Unique and incredible night at the @Rolex Ambassadors Concert celebrating the 150th anniversary of Palais Garnier ✨ @operadeparis 🤍🤍🤍🤍” she posted.

Marta Kostyuk created a special moment when she sat down at the Tennis Channel desk, accompanied by her small puppy Mander, who is with her this week at the Rome Open. The Ukrainian has undoubtedly had a good luck charm with her companion, after reaching the 4th round of the tournament, achieving six wins in her last seven matches. A week ago, Kostyuk reached the quarterfinals in Madrid Open, falling to the eventual champion Aryna Sabalenka.

This time, the Ukrainian is enjoying a good run in Rome, where she consecutively defeated Alexandra Eala (6-0, 6-1), Daria Kasatkina (6-4, 6-2), and Leylah Fernandez (6-4, 6-2). In impeccable form, Kostyuk gave an interview after defeating the Canadian and introduced Mander, who stole the show.

Daniil Medvedev answered a round of questions about his career, where he was asked about some of his highlights, and showed his knowledge regarding his own achievements. The former World No. 1 attempted to recall the number of weeks he spent at the top of the ranking or the rivals he faced on the way to his title at the ATP Finals or his debut on the Tour.

The 29-year-old Russian is still in contention at the Rome Open after defeating Cameron Norrie (6-4, 6-2) and 24th seed Alexei Popyrin (6-4, 6-1). The Russian, who has always admitted that he doesn't feel comfortable on clay courts, will face local hope Lorenzo Musetti in the quarterfinals this Tuesday, seeking a place in the final four. So far, the former US Open champion leads the head-to-head 2-0, although they have no previous encounters on clay courts.