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Coco Gauff shocked World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the final of the 2025 French Open on Saturday, scoring an incredible comeback to win her maiden title at Roland Garros. The American also became the first woman from USA to win the title in Paris since Serena Williams in 2015.
Gauff came into the final after scoring confident victories over Madison Keys and Lois Boisson, while Sabalenka had beaten three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek in the semifinals.
On Saturday, it was Sabalenka who started strong, taking an early 4-1 lead in the opening set. Although Gauff managed to make it level at 4-4 and then took the set to a decider, she could not prevail in the tiebreaker and lost 7-6(5) to the Belarusian.
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From there on, however, it was the World No. 2 all the way. The second set saw Gauff break serve twice to win 6-2, with the 21-year-old putting on a fearless display of postive tennis along with defensive supremacy that has become synonymous with her in recent times.
In the third set, it was Gauff who broke first again, racing to a 3-1 lead and leaving the World No. 1 teetering on the edge of a double break down. After managing to hold serve, Sabalenka responded by breaking serve, leveling the deciding set at 3-3.
In the immediate next game, Coco Gauff broke serve at 0-40, taking a 4*-3 lead and putting herself in a commanding position for the French Open title. Three games later, it was all over, as the American walked home the winner after wrapping up the third set 6-4 on her second match point.
Final scoreline of 2025 French Open women's final: Coco Gauff def. Aryna Sabalenka 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4.
Stats for Coco Gauff vs Aryna Sabalenka - French Open 2025 final
Total duration of French Open final: 2 hours and 37 minutes
Coco Gauff is now a two-time Grand Slam champion
This is now Coco Gauff's second Grand Slam title, following the US Open trophy she won in 2023. In that final, she defeated Aryna Sabalenka as well. Meanwhile, Sabalenka remains with three Major trophies to her name -- one at the US Open and two at the Australian Open.
Despite the loss to Gauff, Sabalenka will be the World No. 1 when the WTA rankings are refreshed on Monday. Iga Swiatek, who was the defending champion and lost in the semifinals to Sabalenka, will fall to World No. 7. Gauff, on the other hand, holds on to the World No. 2 spot, followed by Jessica Pegula at World No. 3 and Jasmine Paolini at World No. 4.
