On June 7, 21-year-old Coco Gauff won the French Open final, in Paris, France. She defeated Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus. Sabalenka, 27, is the top-ranked women’s singles player in the world.
Gauff is the first American to win the French Open in a decade. Serena Williams was the last American to win. She took the title in 2015.
This was Gauff’s second time competing in the French Open final. In 2022, she lost to Polish player Iga Świątek. This time around, Gauff says, she focused on “willpower and mental [strength].”
The conditions were tough. High winds made serving difficult. The match lasted two hours and 38 minutes. Gauff finally won in the third set. When she did, she fell to the ground in shock. Then she raced up into the stands to hug her family, friends, and coaches. “You’re a fighter,” Sabalenka told her after the match.
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