French Open: Gauff wins in Paris Tennis thriller against Sabalenka

After her spectacular triumph at the French Open, Coco Gauff dropped onto his back and hit his hands in front of her face. The American prevailed in Paris against the world rankings Aryna Sabalenka 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 2, 6: 4 and thus celebrated her second Grand Slam title. Gauff had previously won the US Open in 2023, and in Paris she had lost in 2022 in the final against Polish Iga Swiadek. Against Sabalenka, Gauff used her second match ball after 2:48 hours.

After the hug with Sabalenka on the net, Gauff knelt on the red ashes of the Court Philippe-Chatrier and looked at her mother in disbelief in the stands. Gauff formed a heart with his hands and had tears in his eyes. Sabalenka pursued the scenes deeply disappointed in her chair. She has to continue waiting for her first title in the Stade Roland Garros.

Spectacular men’s final

The number one and two of the tennis world are also faced with the men’s final this Sunday (3 p.m./Eurosport). Industry leader Jannik Sinner from Italy meets defending champion Carlos Alcaraz. Sinner won the last two Grand Slam tournaments in Melbourne and New York and, after his three-month doping lock in the Roland Garros Stade, is still without loss of sets.

Sabalenka and Gauff fought a gripping duel in difficult weather conditions. In strong winds, both players had big problems with their serve. So there were eight surcharge losses in the first set alone. Sabalenka initially got along better with the weather and quickly moved to 4: 1. The Belarusin dominated the action with her massive blows and seemed to be headed for a quick set of sets.

But then Gauff increased and fought back. The American equalized to 4: 4, but then faced two set balls from Sabalenka. But this phase also survived Gauff, it went into the tiebreak. There Sabalenka had the better nerves and got the first round with the third set ball after 77 minutes.

Gauff dominates sentence two and three

After that, Sabalenka acted unconcentrated. Gauff used this and quickly moved to 4: 1 with two breaks. The wind now lay down a bit, Gauff came up better with the new conditions. Sabalenka made up for a loss of service, but Gauff was the better player now and made the sentence compensation.

The American, who was in the final at the two Masters 1000 events in Madrid and Rome in the run-up to the two Masters 1000 events, now had the momentum on their side. Even in the decisive sentence, Gauff managed a break more than her opponent. Sabalenka was against the defeat, but number one in the world acted too wild in the crucial phases. Gauff, on the other hand, was cool and deservedly won.