When Coco Gauff arrived in Paris in May for the French Open, she did not expect the tournament to be a milestone in her tennis career.
Chris Evert predicted she would win a Grand Slam championship, even at 18; John McEnroe declared that she would be No.
She loved Paris.
In the semifinals, she unleashed the power of her serve — one of the fastest in women’s tennis — to close out the match.
In the end, Gauff lost 6-1, 6-3 to Iga Swiatek, a Polish athlete, currently ranked No.
Persons:
Coco Gauff, Venus Williams, Gauff’s, Chris Evert, John McEnroe, Michelle Obama, Gauff, Sloane Stephens, Rick Macci, Serena, Maria Sharapova, Iga Swiatek, “, ” Chris Evert, Naomi Osaka, ”
Organizations:
New York Times, Gauff, Wimbledon, Eiffel, U.S, tennis
Locations:
Paris, Australia, Tuileries, Iga, Polish