Coco Gauff is just six days removed from winning her second Grand Slam title.
The 22-year-old defeated World number one Aryna Sabalenka to win the French Open for the first time in her career.
Gauff came from a set down to defeat the top seed for the sixth time in her career and she lifted the Suzanne Lenglen Cup three years after losing the final.
After bursting on the scene aged just 15 at Wimbledon in 2019, many were keen to see if Gauff could go on to have great success in the game and she is certainly fulfilling her potential.
Simona Halep predicted Coco Gauff to have great success in tennis in 2019
2019 was a special year in professional tennis which somewhat marked the end of an era. That season marked the final time that Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic split the Grand Slam titles between them.
On the other hand, Roger Federer and Serena Williams reached the last Grand Slams finals of their careers, while Andy Murray won his final title.
But 2019 was special for another reason and it marked the year that Coco Gauff defeated Venus Williams aged 15 at Wimbledon and announced herself on the world’s stage.
She went on to reach the fourth round on debut, where she was beaten by Simona Halep, who won the Wimbledon title that year.
After their match Halep predicted that Gauff would make a mark on the sport and achieve great success and she has been proved right.
“She will be a very tough opponent for everybody. If she keeps doing what she did here, she’s going to get a lot of confidence and she can win big tournaments soon,” Halep told reporters after beating Gauff.
“I think it’s a good thing, a positive thing, for tennis because the juniors can see that everything is possible. They can get motivated. They get confident there is a chance for everybody. What she’s doing, she’s doing great.”
Coco Gauff won her first WTA title in 2019
Just three months after her 2019 Wimbledon breakthrough, Gauff claimed her first WTA Tour title.
She competed in the Linz Open and faced the hard-hitting Jelena Ostapenko in the final. Gauff went on to defeat the Latvian in three sets to lift her first trophy on tour.
Six years later, Gauff now has 10 titles to her name, two of which are Grand Slam championships and also the WTA Finals title.
She is now preparing for the grass court season, where Gauff has yet to have success, but she is feeling confident heading onto the turf following her French Open triumph.
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