Best images from American Coco Gauff's French Open victory

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Jun 7, 2025 - 19:49

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Best images from American Coco Gauff's French Open victory

Coco Gauff outlasted Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday in three sets to win the French Open women's single championship. She becomes the first American woman to win the title on the clay at Roland Garros since Serena Williams won in 2015.

It wasn't easy as Sabalenka won the first set in a tiebreak 6-7 (5) before Gauff rallied to take the final two sets, 6-2, 6-4. This is the second major for Gauff, who won the US Open in 2023.

“I honestly didn’t think I could do it,” she said during the trophy ceremony. “But I’m going to quote Tyler the Creator who said, ‘If I ever told you I had a doubt inside me, I must be lying.’ I think I was lying to myself, and I definitely could do it.”

Coco Gauff wins French Open

Coco Gauff celebrates after winning the match over Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka during their women's singles final match on day 14 of the French Open tennis tournament on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on June 7, 2025.

Coco Gauff wins French Open

US Coco Gauff plays a backhand return to Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka during their women's singles final match on day 14 of the French Open tennis tournament on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on June 7, 2025.

Coco Gauff wins French Open

Coco Gauff celebrates after winning her women's singles final match against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka on day 14 of the French Open tennis tournament on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on June 7, 2025.

Coco Gauff wins French Open

Coco Gauff listens to her national anthem as she holds the trophy after winning her women's singles final match against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka on day 14 of The French Open tennis tournament on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris.

Coco Gauff wins French Open

Coco Gauff celebrates after winning her women's singles final match against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka on day 14 of The French Open tennis tournament on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on June 7, 2025.

Coco Gauff wins French Open

Coco Gauff eyes the ball as she plays against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka during their women's singles final match on day 14 of the French Open tennis tournament on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on June 7, 2025. (

Coco Gauff wins French Open

Coco Gauff kisses the trophy after winning her women's singles final match against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka on day 14 of The French Open tennis tournament on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on June 7, 2025.

Coco Gauff wins French Open

Coco Gauff walks on the podium to get her trophy after winning over Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka at the end of their women's singles final match on day 14 of the French Open tennis tournament on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on June 7, 2025.

Coco Gauff wins French Open

Coco Gauff of United States plays a backhand against Aryna Sabalenka during the Women's Singles Final match on Day Fourteen of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros on June 07, 2025 in Paris, France.

Coco Gauff wins French Open

Coco Gauff of United States celebrates winning championship point against Aryna Sabalenka during the Womenâ€™s Singles Final match on Day Fourteen of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros on June 07, 2025 in Paris, France.

Coco Gauff wins French Open

Coco Gauff of United States smiles as she poses for a photo for with the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen trophy after her victory over Aryna Sabalenka in the Women's Singles Final match on Day Fourteen of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros on June 07, 2025, in Paris, France. (

Coco Gauff wins French Open

Coco Gauff of United States celebrates her victory against Aryna Sabalenka in the Women's Singles Final match on Day Fourteen of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros on June 07, 2025 in Paris, France.

Coco Gauff wins French Open

Coco Gauff of United States lets the ball kids touch the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen trophy after her victory over Aryna Sabalenka in the Women's Singles Final match on Day Fourteen of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros on June 07, 2025 in Paris, France.

Coco Gauff wins French Open

Coco Gauff of United States poses for a photo with the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen trophy after her victory over Aryna Sabalenka in the Women's Singles Final match on Day Fourteen of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros on June 07, 2025 in Paris, France.

Coco Gauff wins French Open

Coco Gauff of United States sits on her bench as she waits for the trophy ceremony after her victory against Aryna Sabalenka in the Women's Singles Final match on Day Fourteen of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros on June 07, 2025 in Paris, France.

Coco Gauff wins French Open

Coco Gauff of United States greets her mother Candi Gauff and father Corey Gauff after her victory over Aryna Sabalenka in the Women's Singles Final on Day Fourteen of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros on June 07, 2025 in Paris, France.

Coco Gauff wins French Open

Coco Gauff of United States greets Aryna Sabalenka after her victory in the Women's Singles Final on Day Fourteen of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros on June 07, 2025 in Paris, France.

Coco Gauff wins French Open

Coco Gauff of United States celebrates winning championship point against Aryna Sabalenka during the Women's Singles Final match on Day Fourteen of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros on June 07, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Coco Gauff wins French Open

Coco Gauff of United States with the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen trophy after her victory over Aryna Sabalenka in the Womenâ€™s Singles Final match on Day Fourteen of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros on June 07, 2025 in Paris, France.