Coco Gauff made history with her French Open final victory over Aryna Sabalenka, becoming the third American woman to win the singles title since 1990.<\/p>\n
The American was victorious 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 to lift her second Grand Slam trophy, ending the Belarusian\u2019s hopes of a first Slam title off hard courts.<\/p>\n
Gauff<\/a> also broke the stalemate of her head-to-head with Sabalenka, with the two-time Grand Slam champion now leading 5-4 overall.<\/p>\n The world No 1 gained an early double-break advantage to lead 4-1, before also having an opportunity to seal the opening set at 5-4 with two set points on her own serve, taking neither. Nonetheless, Sabalenka would not be denied \u2013 capturing the opening chapter in a tiebreak.<\/p>\n Gauff would dominate the second set, breaking three times in total with her best tennis of the match.<\/p>\n The American went up an early break in the third set and was just one point away from a crucial 4-1 double-break lead. However, in typical Sabalenka fashion, the world No 1 fought back to level things at 3-3, before the American broke to love with a delightful cross-court backhand.<\/p>\n Gauff then finished off the match \u2013 claiming her second Grand Slam \u2013 with a backhand miss from Sabalenka.<\/p>\n \u201cJust an honour to be here,\u201d said Gauff, during the trophy ceremony.<\/p>\n \u201cThanks to Aryna [Sabalenka]. You are a fighter and you deserve all the results you have had. You played great despite such terrible conditions.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to thank my team. You guys have been a joy to be around. You all pushed me. I know sometimes I am not easy, but I appreciate you guys.<\/p>\n \u201cAmelie, thank you for making this tournament possible. I always feel well taken care of here. I would also like to thank the crowd for really helping me today.<\/p>\n \u201cYou guys were cheering for me so hard. I don\u2019t know what I did to deserve so much love from the French crowd, but merci beaucoup. Thank you, Paris!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCongrats Coco [Gauff], you were better than me in tough conditions,\u201d admitted the world No 1.<\/p>\n \u201cCongrats on your second slam. You are a hard fighter and worker, congrats to you and your team. Thank you guys for the atmosphere. I have enjoyed every second of playing here.<\/p>\n \u201cAmelie [Mauresmo] thank you for the best hospitality and I really appreciate everything you have done for us. You are the best.<\/p>\n \u201cThank you to my team for your support. I am sorry for this terrible final. As always, I will come back stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n Andy Roddick says that Jannik Sinner is the first player to employ this strategy against Novak Djokovic<\/a><\/p>\n Novak Djokovic makes startling retirement comments after Jannik Sinner defeat<\/a><\/p>\n Heading into the match, Sabalenka was aiming to collect her fourth Grand Slam \u2013 which would have tied her with Naomi Osaka, among active players.<\/p>\n In coming back from a set down, Gauff also becomes the first WTA player to win a singles Grand Slam final from a set down against the world No 1 since Venus Williams defeated Lindsey Davenport in the 2005 Wimbledon final.<\/p>\n The world No 2 is just the third American player to win the women\u2019s French Open title since 1990, joining Jennifer Capriati and Serena Williams.<\/p>\n The clash was the first French Open women\u2019s singles final between the two highest-ranked players in the world since Serena Williams against Maria Sharapova in 2013.<\/p>\n Overall, the world No 1 and No 2 had not met at a Grand Slam on the WTA side since Caroline Wozniacki won the 2018 Australian Open final against Simona Halep.<\/p>\n As if those statistics were not impressive enough, the newly-crowned winner is also the youngest woman to claim singles Grand Slam titles on two or more surfaces since Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon 2004 and US Open 2006.<\/p>\n The post Coco Gauff defeats Aryna Sabalenka to become third American woman to win French Open since 1990<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Coco Gauff made history with her French Open final victory over Aryna Sabalenka, becoming the third American woman to win the singles title since 1990. The American was victorious 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 to lift her second Grand Slam trophy, ending the Belarusian\u2019s hopes of a first Slam title off hard courts. 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