Roland Garros, Gauff makes up for Sabalenka: she is the new queen in Paris

Coco Gauff has won Roland Garros 2025. The world number two rematched and defeated Aryna Sabalenka, number one in the WTA rankings, becoming the new queen of Paris. 6-7 6-2 6-4 the final score accrued in favor of the American after two hours and 38 minutes of play.

Sabalenka got off to a rocket start, breaking Gauff’s serve as early as in the third game (2-1) and repeating the break lead in the fifth (4-1). From here, however, the Belarusian began to commit several free errors completely reopening the set (4-4). Sabalenka still goes back ahead 5-4 and serves but wastes two set points, at the tie-break however the number one seed manages to make the first set her own, winning it 7 points to 5.

In the second partial comes the immediate reaction of the American, who breaks Sabalenka’s serve in the opening game, and taking advantage of more free errors by the world number one, gets another break in the fifth game (4-1) before closing on the 6-2 final, bringing the match back to a perfect tie.

Gauff also goes ahead by a break at the start of the third and decisive set (2-1) thanks to excellent defenses and continuous errors by the Belarusian, who still manages to retake her opponent at 3-3. However, the seventh and fateful game is decisive: Gauff once again breaks Sabalenka’s serve and does not tremble in the next two rounds, giving herself her first Roland Garros and second Slam title after the Us Open in 2023.