Less than two week after graduating from high school, 18-year-old Coco Gauff reached a new height in her tennis career.
The No. 18 player reached her first Grand Slam final at the French Open when she took down 59th-ranked Martina Trevisan with a 6-3, 6-1 victory. Gauff will play against No. 1 Iga Swiatek for the championship on Saturday.
She is the youngest woman to reach a Grand Slam final since Maria Sharapova in 2004, who reached the Wimbledon championship at age 17, according to ESPN. She’s the youngest American to get to a major final since Serena Williams reached the U.S. Open championship game in 1999, also at the age of 17.
