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Coco Gauff wins French Open with thrilling comeback against world No. 1
Aryna Sabalenka in women’s final
By Jamie Barton, CNN
Updated:
6:56 PM EDT, Sat June 7, 2025
Source: CNN
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 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.
Now, it was Sabalenka’s turn to look frustrated, the Belarusian’s
serve was broken again in an eight-minute eighth game to tie the set at
4-4. It was the first of a remarkable five-game stretch which saw
neither player able to hold their serve, including a marathon 12-minute
10th game in which Gauff survived two set points.
The resulting tiebreak, however, provided the stage for Sabalenka to
display impressive tenacity, fighting back from 3-0 to win a genuinely
thrilling set that neither player deserved to lose.
It would have been easy for the American to let her head drop having
given so much in the 77-minute first set, but Sabalenka had made 32
unforced to errors to Gauff’s 16 – an indication that the
Belarusian was not at her blistering best.
That fact was made clearer in the second set when Gauff turned the tide
once again and broke Sabalenka twice to race into a 4-1 lead. The
27-year-old broke back to make it 4-2, but Gauff immediately replied
with a break of her own in a game which saw Sabalenka make her 50th
unforced error.
One game later, Gauff had rounded out a set which lasted almost 45
minutes shorter than the first.
The American had the momentum and she was not about to relinquish it
this time. Sabalenka let out a yell of satisfaction as she held her
serve in the first game of the third set, but she could not repeat the
feat at the second time of asking, double faulting to hand Gauff a 2-1
lead.
The 21-year-old had the chance to extend her lead to 4-1, but could not
capitalize on two break points. It looked initially as though it would
prove costly, with Sabalenka breaking back to level the scoring.
But this topsy-turvy game still had time for one more twist – Gauff
replying with her own break to re-establish a lead that, finally, would
not be overturned.
In the final game, the American survived a break point and, after
Sabalenka’s backhand return dropped wide, secured her second grand
slam title. Overcome in the moment of victory, she dropped to the floor
before getting up, with the Roland Garros clay emblazoned on her
forehead, and heading over to hug her mother.
“I want to thank my team. You guys have been a joy to be around …
you are always pushing me. I know sometimes I’m not the easiest and I
can be so serious but you remind me there’s more to life than tennis
and I think that’s what makes me play better on court,” she said
afterward.
“I would like to thank my parents – from washing my clothes to
keeping me grounded … you guys probably believe in me more than I
believe in myself. To my brothers at home, you guys are the reason I do
this and inspire me more than anything,” Gauff added.
“I didn’t think I could do it but I’m going to quote Tyler, The
Creator who said ‘If I ever told you I had a doubt inside me, I must
be lying’. I’ll leave you with that.”
On the other hand, despite becoming the first player since Serena
Williams in 2016 to reach three consecutive Grand Slam finals,
Sabalenka has now lost the last two to American opponents, having been
upset by Madison Keys at the Australian Open in January.
The Belarusian was clearly distraught at the result and could not hold
back the tears during her on-court interview.
“Obviously, guys, this one hurts so much,” the world No. 1 said
after a long pause with the microphone in her hand. “Especially after
such a tough two weeks playing great tennis and in these terrible
conditions. (To) show such terrible tennis in the final, that really
hurts.”
“Coco, congrats,” she added. “In these tough conditions, you were
a better player than me. Well done on a great two weeks, and congrats
on a second grand slam.”
This story has been updated with additional developments.
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