Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka perform TikTok dance routine on Wimbledon's Centre Court as top seeds show there are no hard feelings after fall-out from French Open final

There was no sign of any lingering tension between Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka as the two top seeds danced together on Wimbledon's Centre Court in a light-hearted TikTok routine ahead of this year's Championships.

Three weeks after Gauff beat Sabalenka in the French Open final, the pair took to the hallowed grass on Friday for a relaxed practice session that ended with them grooving to C+C Music Factory's Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now).

Sabalenka, the No 1 seed in the women's singles at SW19, posted the clip to Instagram, writing: 'TikTok dances always had a way of bringing people together.' 

Gauff, who is seeded second, also shared a video of the pair lip-syncing outside Centre Court, captioning it: 'OK guys, we're back. Did you miss us? Cause we missed you.'

She added a message to fans to confirm the hatchet had been buried, stating: 'The olive branch was extended and accepted! We're good so you guys should be too.'

Their playful display comes after a frostier exchange following the Roland Garros final on June 7, when Sabalenka was criticised for saying Gauff won 'not because she played incredible; just because I made all of those mistakes from… easy balls.'

Gauff responded at the time by saying she didn't feel the remarks were fair, noting: 'The way Aryna was playing the last few weeks, she was the favourite to win… I think I got the hardest matchup just if you go off stats alone.'

Sabalenka later admitted her post-match comments were 'unprofessional' and revealed she had reached out to apologise privately.

'I absolutely regret what I said back then. We all make mistakes. I'm just a human being who's still learning in life,' she said.

'I think we all have those days when we lose control. The difference with me is the world is watching.'

Any doubt over the state of their relationship appears to have been erased, with the TikTok videos showing smiles, laughter and synchronised dance moves from two of the biggest stars in women's tennis.

Sabalenka opened her Wimbledon campaign with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Canada's Carson Branstine on Court 1 on Monday.

Gauff will begin her tournament on Tuesday on Centre Court against Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska.

Due to their seedings, the earliest Gauff and Sabalenka can face each other at Wimbledon is in the final on July 12 — and Sabalenka has hinted that if she wins, she is ready to celebrate in style.

'If I win the title, of course I'm going to do the dance,' she told Mail Sport last week. 'But it would be more like a TikTok dance — the first one, we're going to create a new tradition!'

Sabalenka, who has a tiger tattoo on her left forearm as a reminder to 'fight like a tiger', admitted she has had to learn to manage her fiery on-court persona, saying: 'When I first came on tour, everyone was teaching me to be quiet, not show your emotions… But I found it is much easier when I let those negative emotions go — scream at my team, let it out.'

She added: 'Sometimes I go too much in these negative emotions, which is also not right. So we have to balance it.'

The Belarusian star has unfinished business at Wimbledon, having reached the semi-finals in 2021 and 2023. She withdraw from last year's tournament due to an shoulder injury, having also missed the 2022 Championships because of the ban on Russian and Belarusian players following the invasion of Ukraine.

'Now I'm here at Wimbledon I feel like I'm a different person. I'm super excited to compete — you appreciate that opportunity much more when it has been taken away,' she said.