Sports activities world reacts to Coco Gauff’s French Open title

Coco Gauff is a champion as soon as once more.

Gauff, 21, received her first French Open title by defeating top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 in Saturday’s remaining.

The win marks Gauff’s second main championship — she beforehand received the 2023 US Open, the place she additionally defeated Sabalenka within the remaining. Gauff joins Serena Williams (6), Chris Evert (6), Venus Williams (4) and Tracy Austin (2) because the fifth American lady within the Open period (i.e., since 1968) to win a number of singles Grand Slam titles at age 21 or youthful, in line with ESPN Analysis.

Gauff can also be the primary American lady to win the French Open since Serena Williams in 2015.

As Gauff walked off the court docket, she was congratulated by legendary movie director Spike Lee.

“Get it sista!” Lee stated to Gauff from the stands.

Lee wasn’t the one star to react to Gauff’s win. Listed here are extra athletes who took to social media to congratulate the American on her second main trophy.

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I SECOND THAT!!! Congratulations my fellow flag bearer @CocoGauff 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🤎 https://t.co/DAWugITVZy

— LeBron James (@KingJames) June 7, 2025

🫶🏻 Many congrats @CocoGauff!!!

— Carlos Alcaraz (@carlosalcaraz) June 7, 2025

Sports activities world is exhibiting off currently!!

What an excellent remaining @rolandgarros

— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) June 7, 2025

Coco when she noticed her household within the crowd after successful the French Open 🫶

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— espnW (@espnW) June 7, 2025

Congratulations to @CocoGauff on her second Grand Slam girls’s singles title, and her first singles title at #RolandGarros!

Excellent! https://t.co/97vK51oJtA

— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) June 7, 2025

Name her two-time Grand Slam Champion Coco Gauff! pic.twitter.com/2D1OHAg4eJ

— US Open Tennis (@usopen) June 7, 2025

. @CocoGauff takes the 🇫🇷. congrats on 2nd main and 1st on clay.

— Matthew McConaughey (@McConaughey) June 7, 2025

You go Coco! 🎾

Congrats to our buddy @CocoGauff on successful the French Open 🏆 pic.twitter.com/cko0jZRJYs

— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) June 7, 2025

Performed to perfection. @cocogauff wins her second main title. https://t.co/J8gjEvpUFO pic.twitter.com/mNNdqcjrd9

— New Stability (@newbalance) June 7, 2025