Coco Gautfit beats Aryna Sabalenka to win the first French women of the France Open

Gotera of coconut became the first American to win the title of women of the open of France from Serena Williams In 2015 after beating Aryna Sabalenka in three sets on Saturday. It is his first title of the France Open and his second major in general.

After an upside down set set in which Sabalenka exceeded 7-6 (5), the American tennis star responded with an immediate rest and won the second 6-2 set to force a third defining set. She won the third set 6-4.

The game was full of tension and swings of impulse, amplified by the suction conditions.

After Sabalenka sent a setback in Gautff’s second starting point, the 21 -year -old American fell on his back, covering his face with both hands before resting his right in the clay. After greeting Sabalenka on the network, he hugged the film director Spike Lee and celebrated with his entourage, three years after he lost in his first final in Roland-Garros.

Sabalenkka began the decisive set strongly, sticking from his high -risk approach to celebrate his first service game.

Goorf responded by raising its level, winning an excellent rally in the third game that caused strong cheers and applause of the crowd. After an intense exchange of falling shots, Gound hit a lobe that Sabalenka pursued before trying a shot between his legs, just for Gonff to intercept on the network and end with a winner.

The Govef was consistent from the baseline and obtained an interruption point, which converted when Sabalenka fails twice, giving it an advantage of 2-1. Sabalenka turned to her box and shouted with frustration, but then recovered her composure, breaking to level the game in 3-3.

However, he broke up in Love, and Gound then kept the service twice to claim the title after a match that lasted 2 hours, 38 minutes.

In his speech on the court, he said that the defeat in 2022 at the age of 18 put her in a “dark place” and then thanked fans in the court of Philippe Chatrier, who was rooting mainly for her.

“The crowd really helped me today, you were encouraging me so strong and I don’t know what I did to deserve so much love of the French crowd,” he said. “But I appreciate them, guys.”

Sabalenka was crying moments before when she delivered her speech. Fighting to find his words, he praised the student for being a “fighter” and said he deserved victory, but added that the window conditions made an errors contest.

“This will hurt a lot. Coco, congratulations, in difficult conditions, you were a better player than me,” he said. “Well done, two great weeks, and congratulations on the second Grand Slam, it is well deserved.”

This is the second Grand Slam of the Gauf so far. She beat Sabalenka in the 2023 US Open.

Sabalenka, 27, who is of Belarus, has won three elders, two titles of the Australian Open and an American title, but this was his first appearance in the final of the France Open.

It was the first final No. 1 vs. No. 2 in Paris since 2013, when Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova, and only the second in the last 30 years.

Sabalenka and Gound have divided their 10 previous clashes uniformly, but Sabalenka won their most recent meeting, also on a clay court in Madrid Open a month ago.

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