[VERTICAL] What To Expect at Coco Gauff’s French Open Final This Weekend

What To Expect at Coco Gauff’s French Open Final This Weekend.

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00:00American Coco Gauff, the number two ranked women's tennis player in the world, is going for her

00:05second career Grand Slam championship on Saturday when she'll face Irina Zabalenka, the number one

00:10ranked player in the world, in the French Open final in Paris. This is Gauff's second French

00:15Open final appearance. In 2022, she lost in straight sets to Iga Zwiatek of Poland. In an interview

00:22last year, Coco Gauff told me that she had anxiety attacks before that match. Between sets in that

00:28match, she also retreated to the bathroom to shed tears. She said the match was over before it even

00:34started. She bounced back to win the 2023 US Open more than a year later, so expect a more poised

00:40and confident Coco Gauff in this 2025 French Open final. Coco's playing some of her best tennis ever

00:46this clay court season. This will be the third straight clay court tournament final that she's

00:51reached. Last month in Madrid, she did lose in the Madrid final to Zabalenka, losing in a second set

00:57tiebreaker. This is Zabalenka's third straight Grand Slam final appearance, and a win will give

01:02her four career Grand Slam championships, stamping her supremacy on the modern game. As for Gauff,

01:08seems like we've been talking about her forever, but don't forget, she's only 21 years old. So win

01:14or lose, there's a safe bet that there'll be more finals in Coco Gauff's future.