Source: NurPhoto / Getty CoCo Gauff being deep in the French Open conversation again should not shock anybody who has been paying attention. As of May 29, 2026, she is the defending Roland-Garros champion and already into the third round after beating Taylor Townsend in the first round and Mayar Sherif in the second. That Sherif win was another reminder of what makes Gauff so dangerous: even when the match gets physical, messy or uncomfortable, …