Try GOLD - Free
Power of self-persuasion
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
|June 09, 2025
Gauff used words and a mirror to persuade herself she could win her first French Open title
A little bit of self-persuasion went a very long way for Coco Gauff, whose victory at the French Open gave the 21-year-old American a trophy she has long coveted, and a second Major title.
Gauff defeated top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday to add to her US Open title two years ago. Sabalenka had been the more in-form player heading into the final and Gauff felt she needed some extra motivation.
So she drew inspiration from Gabby Thomas, who became the women's Olympic 200-meter champion at last year's Paris Olympics. Thomas had kept writing down that she would be the Olympic champion in her Notes app, so Gauff tried adopting the same approach and grabbed a piece of paper. "I wrote, 'I will be French Open champion 2025' like a bunch of times," Gauff explained. "She (Thomas) wrote 'I will be the Olympic champion' and she ended up winning the gold. I think it's a great mindset that she had."
This story is from the June 09, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Dharmapuri.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Public outreach to deliver services at doorsteps
AMID the intense summer of May, a movement to make governance more responsive begun across the villages and cities of Chhattisgarh on Friday.
1 mins
May 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Opener Nissanka sets the stage alight with stylish half-century
IN terms of swagger, not a lot of openers can match Pathum Nissanka.
1 mins
May 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
HC invokes Ramayana to deny daughter's custody to Canada-based father
CITING references from Valmiki Ramayana, a bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in Indore has refused to send a 10-year-old girl to Canada to join her father.
1 mins
May 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Relief for Khera in Himanta’s wife passport row, gets anticipatory bail
THE Supreme Court has granted Congress leader Pawan Khera anticipatory bail in connection with the FIR registered by Assam Police on the complaint by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, over his allegation that she held multiple passports and property abroad.
1 mins
May 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Familiar rivals CSK, MI lock horns in key clash
AS the season crosses the halfway-mark, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians — two of the storied franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL) are struggling for consistency this season.
2 mins
May 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
ARE SMALL HYDRO POWER PROJECTS ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY?
THE Union Cabinet recently approved a Small Hydro Power Development Scheme, with an outlay of ₹2,584.60 crore for five years till 2030-31.
3 mins
May 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Sikkim first paperless state judiciary in India
Al can be used to identify patterns for judges
1 min
May 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Wood punishes Digne blunder as Forest take slender lead against Villa
NOTTINGHAM
1 mins
May 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
Commercial LPG refill cost up by ₹933 a cylinder
Domestic LPG, petrol, diesel and aviation fuel price for domestic airlines untouched
2 mins
May 02, 2026
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
'Cleric' accused of molestation hurt in encounter
A 45-year-old ‘cleric’, accused of molesting a burqa-clad woman in a deserted lane in Moradabad, was shot in the leg during an encounter with Moradabad police.
1 min
May 02, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size