Coco Gauff becomes the youngest finalist since Maria Sharapova at 2004 Wimbledon, to face Iga Swiatek for the Roland-Garros title
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Coco Gauff got off to a shaky start but recovered her stride in time to beat Martina Trevisan 6-3 6-1 in the Roland Garros grand slam final. With her victory, the 18-year-old Coco Gauff is the youngest Roland-Garros finalist since Kim Clijsters in 2001, as well as the youngest major finalist since Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon in 2004.
The match started off with a bang, with five service losses in the first seven games. Neither player could keep their serve until Gauff finally did. The American could have done it much faster, but she likes to complicate things. Thanks to her athleticism, she was eventually able to finish the job 6-3 in the first set.
“I think I am a little bit in shock now”- Coco Gauff
Gauff was all over the court, and if she had been a little more consistent from the baseline, she might have won this match much sooner. Neither of them played a very well-played set. Martina Trevisan had 8 wins and 22 unforced errors, while Gauff had 4 winners and 15 unforced errors.
Trevian took a medical timeout for a leg injury in the second set, but it didn’t make much of a difference. In the second set, both players improved slightly, although Gauff was still the better player. Trevisan couldn’t outhit her from the baseline, thus she was simply too much to overcome. Gauff was far too quick to every ball, which irritated Trevisan. In the second set, she won by a score of 6-1.
Coco Gauff was ecstatic to reach a Grand Slam final, and she claimed she was unfazed in her maiden major semi-final, as she became the French Open’s youngest finalist in 21 years. “I think I am a little bit in shock now. I did not know how to react at the end of the match. I have no words to describe how I am feeling. Thank you for cheering me on. I was not nervous going in today. The only time I get a little nervous is in the morning. I go for a walk and that clears my head and after that, I feel great, ” she said.
“I am in a mindset where it does not matter. I am going to be happy regardless. I am just going to go into it like another match. It is a Grand Slam final. But there’s so much going on in the world right now, especially in the US a lot of stuff is happening, so it is important not to stress over a tennis match, “ added Gauff who will face Iga Swiatek in the final showdown.
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