Coco Gauff Enters French Open Title Clash, Becomes Youngest Grand Slam Finalist In 18 Years
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Coco Gauff will have nothing to lose as she bids to become the youngest Slam winner since Sharapova stunned Serena Williams in London 18 years ago
Coco Gauff will face world number one Iga Swiatek for the French Open title after the teenager eased into her maiden Grand Slam final with a straight-sets victory over Martina Trevisan on Thursday. The 18-year-old American claimed a 6-3, 6-1 win in a nervous match which saw both players featuring in a major semi-final for the first time. Gauff is the youngest Grand Slam finalist since Maria Sharapova won Wimbledon in 2004. "I think I'm a little bit in shock right now," said Gauff. I didn't know how to react after the match. I'm lost for words."
The players made 37 unforced errors between them in a poor first set before Gauff upped her game in the second.
The 18th seed will be a heavy underdog against Swiatek, who is on a 34-match winning streak, in Saturday's showpiece match.
But she will have nothing to lose as she bids to become the youngest Slam winner since Sharapova stunned Serena Williams in London 18 years ago.
"I'm just going to go into it like another match," Gauff added.
