For decades, US Open women's champs got a smaller replica trophy than the men. Now they're equal

NEW YORK (AP) — was surprised at how much tinier the replica trophy she got to keep after winning this year's was than the trophy she posed with on court for all the world to see. She even did a TikTok about the discrepancy, drawing more than 2 million views.

Why was Gauff so taken aback by what she called the “ ”?