Coco Gauff 'in shock' as 18 year old reaches maiden Grand Slam final at French Open
- Michael Graham
- 3 June 2022
Coco Gauff will get the chance to win a first major after booking her place in the final of Roland Garros.
Coco Gauff continued her remarkable rise up the WTA ranks by reaching her maiden Grand Slam final at Roland Garros.
Gauff burst onto the scene as a 15 year old in 2019 at Wimbledon, where she beat seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams.
Big things have been expected from her since then, and she is now on the cusp of delivering after beating Martina Trevisan 6-3, 6-1 in the French Open semi-final.
"I think I am a little bit in shock now," Gauff said. "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."
Gauff wrote a message on the camera after the match pleading for an end to gun-related violence in the US, and she says the perspective recent events has given her is helping her tennis.
After advancing to the biggest match of her career, Coco Gauff wrote “End gun violence” on the camera 🙌 pic.twitter.com/7O0avmtq1C
— D'Arcy Maine (@darcymaine_espn) June 2, 2022
"I am in a mindset where it does not matter," Gauff said. "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."
Gauff will face a daunting challenge in the final as she takes on world number one Iga Swiatek.
The Pole is currently riding a 34-match winning streak and already has one French Open title to her name.
