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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Lia Beck

Coco Gauff Reveals the Advice She Gave Herself After the 2022 French Open—Which Led to This Year's Victory

An image of coco gauff in a white and green tennis uniform next to an image of marie claire editor in chief nikki ogunnaike for the marie claire podcast nice talk.

Coco Gauff made 2025 her year at the French Open. Winning over Aryna Sabalenka at the women's singles finals, she became the first American woman to take home the French Open trophy since Serena Williams in 2015.

Her champion title comes three years after placing runner-up at the 2022 French Open. In the time since, Gauff trained hard and won the U.S. Open in 2023—but also worked on her mindset, making changes to become both more focused and happier on the court.

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