For most of the contest, Aryna Sabalenka sulked, pouted, and yelled at her coach from the court as Coco Gauff stoically and calmly outplayed the world's top-ranked women's player. "It feels great," Gauff told fellow American tennis player Sloane Stephens.

A jubilant Coco Gauff said she had "won the one she wanted" after she picked up her first French Open title at Roland Garros on Saturday, storming back to beat world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-2,

Coco Gauff's second major title looked very much like her first at the 2023 U.S. Open where she defeated Aryna Sabalenka after falling down one set. At the French Open final on June 7, Gauff lost the first set in a tiebreak before storming back to win the match 6-7 (5-7),