Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff offered great excitement in the final of the French Open. In the end, the American kept the upper hand.
Coco Gauff has won the French Open 2025 and thus secured its second Grand Slam title. In the final of Paris, the American prevailed against the world ranking Aryna Sabalenka 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 2 and 6: 4.
In strong winds on the Court Philippe-Chatrier, which forced both players too many mistakes, the match took a sometimes curious course. In the first sentence, Sabalenka and Gauff decreased each other several times. However, neither of them could save a break lead, so that the tiebreak had to decide. There Sabalenka kept her nerve and secured the sentence.
Safety did not bring her. In the second sentence, the Belarussin acted far too faulty and made life easy. With 6: 2, the world ranking second forced the decision set. Gauff finally acted more stable there. Although she had to give up a break again, but broke the Sabalenka surcharge again and then brought the victory home. For the 21-year-old, it is the second triumph for one of the four major tournaments after the victory at the US Open 2023.
The entire game for reading in the ticker:
7: 6 (7: 5), 2: 6, 4: 6: Gauff is now serving the match win and a surcharge winner is 15: 0. Then Sabalenka moves forward and places backhand volley at 15:15. Gauff cannot answer a powerful return of the Belarus, but the next service winner brings that 30:30. Sabalenka moves forward, but Gauff gets the first match ball with a pass. Sabalenka takes full risk and nails the return on the line. Department. At the next point, the Belarusin goes on the offensive and comes to break ball with a forehand winner. Gauff has to be over the second surcharge, Sabalenka hammered on it, but narrowly misses the line. Again debut. A return error in Sabalenka brings Gauff the second match ball and Sabalenka moves the next backhand Cross. Coco Gauff wins the French Open!
7: 6 (7: 5), 2: 6, 4: 5: Sabalenka is now striking against the loss of match. The Belarusin gets the first point, but a wild backhand error brings the 15:15. But she remains brave and puts it at 30:15 with a forehand winner. A forehand error Gauffs ensures the 40:15 Sabalenka can only answer a strong return of her opponent with a forehand error on her part. The next wild return error in Sabalenka means debut. But the Belarusin remains brave and gets the game with a powerful game and with a crashing forehand longline. So it is not over yet.
7: 6 (7: 5), 2: 6, 3: 5: Gauff opens with a double error, but then beats an ace. With a forehand winner she gets the 40:15 and a mistake Sabalenka ends the game.
7: 6 (7: 5), 2: 6, 3: 4: Sabalenka begins her surcharge again with two mistakes and gives the 0:30. A double error brings three break balls and the next outbreak of Sabalenka’s outbreak towards the box. Gauff cannot be taken and with a strong backhand a break in the front.
7: 6 (7: 5), 2: 6, 3: 3: Sabalenka attacks and gets the 0:15 with a volley. A quick error Gauffs puts at 0:30. Then Sabalenka can only accommodate a backhand on the net and also takes the following return. Sabalenka is lucky with the power edge and Gauff can only push the ball out. The Belarusin uses the breakball to equalize! Everything open again.
7: 6 (7: 5), 2: 6, 2: 3: Gauff gets 0:15 with two crashing strokes, but Sabalenka also forces her to make a mistake and thus 15:15. Again Sabalenka undermines a backhand error. Gauff releases the return and it stands 30:30. Gauff fetches Sabalenka to the net and gets the breakball with a stroke of Longline. Sabalenka puts on debut with a service winner, but gauts gauff with a much too long stop but still a breakball. A crashing combination of surcharge and backhand Longline brings debut again. A return error by the American gives Sabalenka advantage and a mistake Gauffs brings the game.