Coco Gauff has opened up on what she found tougher to achieve - finishing her exams or reaching her first Grand Slam semi-final. The American defeated compatriot Sloane Stephens at the French Open earlier today to seal her place in the last-four.
The teenager has yet to drop a set so far and her serene progress through the event has been impressive to see. But during her on court interview, Gauff explained that graduating from high school was a bigger challenge than reaching the semis in a major for the first time.
"Was graduating tougher? Yes because I know how hard it was to do school and play tennis on the road," said the 18th seed after her 7-5 6-2 victory. "Other players in general get out of sight with life and we think tennis is the most important thing in the world. It is not. So getting my high-school diploma meant a lot to me."
