'Privileged' Gauff eyes French Open crown

Coco Gauff said she will try to downplay the magnitude of todays French Open final against Aryna Šabalenka and learn from her runner-up finish at Roland Garros three years ago.

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The 21-year-old American swept into her third Grand Slam singles final with a 6-1, 6-2 win that put an abrupt end to surprise French hero Lois Boisson’s improbable run in Paris.

Gauff lost the 2022 French Open final to Iga Swiatek before beating Sabalenka a year later to capture her first major title at the US Open.

She said she is a much more confident player than the teenager beaten in her maiden Grand Slam final.

“My first final here I was super nervous, and I kind of wrote myself off before the match even happened,” said Gauff, the world number two behind Sabalenka.

“Obviously here I have a lot more confidence just from playing a Grand Slam final before and doing well in one.