Coco Gauff says what she was doing when the French crowd were chanting against her during her match with Lois Boisson

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Coco Gauff made quick work of Lois Boisson to reach the French Open final.

The American was in no mood to hang out on court Philippe Chatrier, as she successfully reached the championship match in Paris for a second time.

Questions were asked about how Coco Gauff would handle the raucous French Open crowd cheering on their home player, Boisson.

But Gauff, who knows what it is like to have the entire crowd cheering for her, accepted the challenge and comprehensively defeated Boisson for the loss of just three games.

What did Coco Gauff think of the French Open crowd during her semi-final?

Gauff reached the semi-finals at Roland Garros for a second successive year. Gauff was beaten by Iga Swiatek in Paris a year ago, but she would not be beaten at this stage of the competition again.

Gauff hit 12 winners and won 70% of points behind her second serve against Boisson, while also converting six of her seven break points.

She needed just one hour and nine minutes to seal a 6-1, 6-2 victory which silenced the crowd, who were hoping their compatriot could continue her fairytale run.

Commenting on how she managed competing against a Frenchman on French soil, Gauff said post-match: “This is my first time playing a French player here in this tournament, maybe during the covid year, but there were no fans.

“So how did I manage? I was mentally prepared before the match that it would be 99% for her and I just tried to block it out. Actually when you guys were chanting her name I was saying to myself my name just to try and psyche myself out.

“But it was an incredible atmosphere to play in front of this crowd, regardless of if they are for me or not and I know you guys would usually root for me if she wasn’t French so I love you guys too!”

Coco Gauff will play Aryna Sabalenka in the French Open

Standing in between Gauff and a first French Open title is World number one Aryna Sabalenka.

The Belarusian handed Swiatek her first loss at the tournament since 2021, and like Gauff, she will try to win her first championship in the French capital.

The top two ranked players in the world will contest Saturday’s final. This is the first time that the World number one and two will play one another in a Grand Slam final since 2018.

This took place at that year’s Australian Open, when Caroline Wozniacki beat Simona Halep to win her lone major.

It is the first time the top two players in the world have contested the French Open final since 2013, when Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4.