Coco Gauff confirms whether she still wants to be playing tennis in 10 years’ time

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Coco Gauff commented on her future in tennis after progressing at Roland Garros.

The American is on a mission to win the second Grand Slam of her career and first in Paris as she booked her spot in the fourth round.

According to OptaAce, the US Open champion is just the second American to reach this stage of Roland Garros four consecutive times before the age of 21. The first was Jennifer Capriati, who achieved this feat from 1990 to 1993.

Gauff knows what it takes to go far at the clay court major having reached the final in 2022 and she is eager to go one step further in 2024.

How long does Coco Gauff see herself playing tennis?

Following her latest victory Gauff conducted an interview on court Philippe-Chatrier about easing the pressure on herself.

The third seed plays with an enormous amount of expectation on her shoulders, especially after winning her maiden slam in New York in 2023.

But Gauff plans on playing tennis for a long time to come and does not put too much of a burden on herself moving forward.

“I would say going into Australia, I was more nervous after the first couple rounds, but now I’m just taking it one match at a time,” the 20-year-old said.

“It’s something that I accomplished [winning a Grand Slam], but I think it’s important just to stay in the moment, and obviously want to expect great things from yourself, but not to put too much pressure, especially at 20. I hope I’m still playing at least 10 years from now, so it’s a long process.”

Coco Gauff says strong to reach round four at Roland Garros

Gauff took on Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska for a spot in the fourth round at the French Open against the unseeded Elisabetta Cocciaretto.

The pair played one another as recently as April’s Madrid Open, and Gauff won with the loss of just five games.

Their Roland Garros encounter went in similar fashion as Gauff took control of the first and claimed it within 34 minutes.

The second frame was more of a battle and Gauff worked hard to establish a 5-2 lead. But the 31st seed fought back to break serve and force her opponent to serve for the match for a second time.

Gauff saved some break points and held her nerve to record a 6-2 6-4 win and keep her Roland Garros campaign alive.