Coco Gauff wins French Open with thrilling comeback against world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in women’s final

Coco Gauff claimed her second career grand slam singles title on Saturday, coming from behind to defeat world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 in a thrilling French Open women’s final.

Coco Gauff claimed her second career grand slam singles title on Saturday, coming from behind to defeat world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 in a thrilling French Open women’s final. The 21-year-old’s win, a repeat of her 2023 US Open victory, means she is the first American since Serena Williams in 2015 to triumph at Roland Garros, and only the third this century. She is the also the youngest American to lift the Suzanne-Lenglen Cup since Serena Williams did so in 2002. “I was going through a lot of things when I lost this final three years ago … so it means a lot to be here,” Gauff said afterward, becoming emotional in her post-match interview as she remembered her comprehensive loss to Iga Świątek in 2022. It looked in the early stages as if Gauff would be thwarted again, as if Sabalenka would have too much for her opponent after a combination of supreme power and some well-placed drop shots ensured she took an early lead. But, having broken Gauff twice and finding herself 4-1 and 40-0 up, Sabalenka suddenly began struggling with her serve in the windy conditions on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Five consecutive points for Gauff, two of which came from Sabalenka’s double faults, meant the American was back in the contest.