Coco Gauff claimed her second Grand Slam title at the weekend by beating Aryna Sabalenka to win the French Open.
The American talent has avoided becoming a one-hit wonder when it comes to the major tournaments by adding the Roland Garros crown to the US Open she won in 2023.
It’s been a long couple of years for Gauff to this point. Clearly, at 21-years-old, she has felt the burden of pressure from an expectant nation, but over the last fortnight, the shackles have come off.
The win represents a brilliant start to 2025 for women’s tennis in the United States, with Madison Keys winning the first Grand Slam of the year at the Australian Open.
WTA Tour should now be really scared of Coco Gauff
The newly crowned two-time Grand Slam winner has served the rest of the WTA Tour with notice.
After getting her mitts on the WTA Finals trophy to finish last year, Gauff has threatened this moment for some time, and this really is her time in the sunshine.
By winning more than one major, Gauff has proven that she’s not just a flash in the pan. Not that many anticipated she would be, but the doubt can creep in, the longer you stay on one Grand Slam title.
The really scary thing about Gauff’s win is that she is still a million miles away from her peak and will only get better the more she plays and grows in confidence.
Many predicted that she’d come unstuck against Sabalenka, but even after losing the first set, she showed no signs of being overwhelmed and took the game to the world number one.
Gauff is a role model for many girls, not just in the United States but across the world and as a likeable player on the tour, it’s fair to say she richly deserves such a victory.
Gauff has improvements to make at Wimbledon
This particular edition of Wimbledon will be a strange one for Gauff as it’s the first time she will be going into it on the back of a Grand Slam win.
As a result, the timing might be perfect, with Gauff’s career-best run of the fourth round at Wimbledon simply won’t do for a player of her undoubted class.
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| R1 | Olivia Gadecki | 6-2 6-2 |
| R2 | Tereza Valentova | 6-2 6-4 |
| R3 | Marie Bouzkova | 6-1 7-6 |
| R4 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6-0 7-5 |
| QF | Madison Keys | 6-7 6-4 6-1 |
| SF | Lois Boisson | 6-1 6-2 |
| F | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-7 6-2 6-4 |
This year, Gauff has a genuine chance to progress to the last eight for the first time at the All England Club, and it will be fascinating to see what her draw looks like when it’s released.
The tennis world will rejoice at Gauff’s latest success, and right now, she will be the one player on the WTA Tour that every opponent simply doesn’t want to play.
The world is Gauff’s oyster now, and it’s frightening to think what a player with such potential can kick on and achieve from here.
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