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Gauff beats Sabalenka to win French Open women’s singles final
- On Saturday, American 21-year-old Coco Gauff won her second Grand Slam title by defeating top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in the 2025 French Open final at Roland Garros.
- Gauff drew inspiration from her defeat in the 2022 French Open final and faced Sabalenka, who had recently overcome defending champion Iga Swiatek to advance to her third Grand Slam championship match.
- The match featured tough, windy conditions causing many unforced errors, with Sabalenka winning the first set before Gauff rallied to claim the next two sets 6-2, 6-4.
- Gauff said, "This one is heavy," and credited her resilience while Sabalenka acknowledged Gauff was the better player and deserved the win despite the difficult conditions.
- Gauff's triumph marked the first time since Serena Williams in 2015 that an American woman claimed the title at Roland Garros, highlighting her enhanced ability to stay calm under pressure.
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Still a teenager at that time, Coco Gauff was spotted wiping her tears after losing her final match to Iga Swiatek at the 2022 French Open final. It was a day of break and make for the youngster! How? She explained. “It felt like seeing your dreams kind of snatched away.” But at the same time, it reignited her hunger to come back stronger. Although she yet again went down to the same opponent last year in the SF by straight sets, this year she f…
Coco Gauff takes down a bitter Sabalenka to earn her second Grand Slam title
While Coco Gauff illuminated championship grace, it was a bad look by Aryna Sabalenka. More bluntly, Sabalenka displayed a lack of class and dishonored her sport after losing the French Open championship to Gauff on Saturday on the clay court at Roland-Garros. The 21-year-old Gauff, who was born in Atlanta and moved with her parents (Candi and Corey Gauff) back to their hometown of Delray Beach, Florida when she was seven, won her second career …
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