Coco Gauff Wins Inaugural French Open Title, Triumphs over Sabalenka

Coco Gauff becomes the first American woman to secure the French Open crown since Serena Williams in 2015.

The 21-year-old rallied from a set down to vanquish Aryna Sabalenka, her Belarusian adversary, in the final on Saturday.

In a clash that pitted the sport’s finest defense against its most formidable attack, echoing the 2023 US Open final, Gauff overcame Sabalenka in a three-set duel to seize the trophy at the Philippe Chatrier court.

In a captivating and tenacious contest, the world number 1 battled fiercely to capture the first set 7-6. However, Sabalenka succumbed in the second set 6-2 to Gauff, propelling the match into a decisive third set.

Gauff secured her title with a 6-4 victory in the final set.

This triumph marks the American’s second Grand Slam title, having previously won the US Open ladies’ singles title in 2023.

She becomes the first American since Serena Williams in 2015 to hoist the Suzanne-Lenglen Cup.

Gauff now leads the Belarusian 6-5 in their head-to-head encounters.

Additionally, she earned £2,166,912 as the tournament victor.