I was asking God to give me one more chance," Gauff shares her state of stress just before winning Roland-Garros
At 21, Coco Gauff already has the US Open and Roland-Garros in her trophy cabinet. Back on American soil after her triumph in Paris, the world No. 2 was interviewed by CBS.
She spoke, for example, about the conclusion of the match, where her nerves were put to the test when Sabalenka saved the first match point:
"The first match point was crazy. She mishit the ball, and I thought it was going out. I felt my heart racing, and I was almost ready to celebrate. But the ball landed in.
I thought, 'Are you kidding me?' I was just asking God to give me one more chance. I’ll take it this time. And I did.
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