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Coco Gauff etched her name in the history books after defeating Arya Sabalenka in the French Open Finals to win her second Grand Slam title on Saturday. The basketball community was equally delighted with the tennis professional's success, as many stars congratulated her.
After winning the French Open, Gauff shared pictures of herself holding the championship and expressed her thoughts in the post's caption.
"Wow. this means so much to me truly," Gauff wrote. "French Open champion🥹i worked so hard for this moment and for it to have happened is insane. thank you God ❤️ and thank you everyone. this means the world."
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WNBA legend Lisa Leslie, New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu, former NBA player Carlos Boozer and more stars shared their reactions in the post's comments section.
"Fight, Fight, Fight! Fight you did! And you achieved it!! We are so proud of you Coco❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 Congratulations!!" Leslie commented.
"YESSSSS COCO❤️❤️❤️," Ionescu commented.
"Congrats🔥🔥🔥," Boozer commented.
"Much Respect👊," former NBA center Etan Thomas commented.
Coco Gauff's French Open final against Aryna Sabalenka marked the first women's championship matchup between the world's No. 1 and No. 2 players since Serena Williams faced Maria Sharapova. It is only the second such matchup in the last 30 years.
Gauff also matched a record held by Williams. With her victory on Saturday, Gauff became the youngest player, at 21, to win both the US Open and French Open women's singles titles. Williams accomplished the same feat in 2002 at a similar age.
Caitlin Clark hypes up Coco Gauff following her French Open triumph
Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark hyped up Coco Gauff following her latest career achievement. On Saturday, Clark shared ESPN's Instagram post on her Instagram story to congratulate Gauff.
She tagged Gauff in her story's caption and accompanied it with three crown emojis.
Clark is sidelined with a quadriceps injury she suffered in her team's 90-88 loss against the New York Liberty on May 24. The Fever guard was expected to be out for at least two weeks because of the injury.
She has missed four consecutive games because of the injury, but is expected to return on Tuesday against the Atlanta Dream. In her absence, the Fever have won two of the four games.
