Coco Gauff beats Aryna Sabalenka for first French Open championship

Coco Gauff beats Aryna Sabalenka for first French Open championship

Coco Gauff got the best of Aryna Sabalenka yet again.

Gauff, in a rematch of the 2023 U.S. Open final, earned her second Grand Slam and her first at Roland Garros in a come-from-behind victory after losing a competitive first set to win the French Open 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday.


Coco Gauff celebrating at the French Open.
Coco Gauff reacts after a point during her women’s singles final match against Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka AFP via Getty Images

The 21-year-old becomes the first American woman in a decade to win the major.

Gauff also avenged her 2022 French Open final disappointment when she lost to Iga Swiatek in straight sets.


Aryna Sabalenka reacting during a tennis match.
Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka reacts during her women’s singles final match against US Coco Gauff on day 14 of the French Open tennis tournament on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on June 7, 2025. AFP via Getty Images

The match was Sabalenka’s second consecutive major final appearance this year.

She previously lost to fellow American Madison Keys in the Australian Open final in January.

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