Coco Gauff of the U.S. (left) and Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic play a shot against Italy's Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini during the women's doubles final match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, June 9, 2024
COCO GAUFF is a Grand Slam champion in singles and doubles, something she did not expect to happen so soon.
The 20-year-old American won her first major doubles title today by teaming with Katerina Siniakova for the French Open trophy. They defeated Italians Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani 7-6 (5), 6-3, giving Gauff her second major after winning the US Open singles last year.
“I think it’s just one of those things that when you least expect it to happen, it happens,” Gauff said, reflecting on her doubles triumph.
Victory finally came for Gauff in her third women’s doubles final, having been the runner-up in championship matches at Roland Garros in 2022 and the US Open in 2021.
“After I lost the first two [doubles] finals, I thought, well, OK, I reached that point, maybe I should focus on singles,” Gauff said.
“Same thing, US Open. When I won it, I didn’t expect to win. I was having a really bad year. Then here, I didn’t even expect to play. I think it’s funny how life teaches you those lessons.”
