USA News Hub

Coco Gauff has secured 18 wins in the clay swing this season. She progressed to three consecutive finals, winning her career’s first French Open singles title by beating Aryna Sabalenka in three sets.

The grass swing has started. But, Gauff has never clinched a title on the surface. And at Wimbledon, she has never reached the quarterfinals as thrice she was defeated in the fourth round, including last year. The two-time Grand Slam singles champion was defeated by compatriot Emma Navarro in straight sets.

Sabalenka is a two-time semifinalist in the grass-court Major and had skipped the tournament last year due to an injury. The World No.1 too has never tasted success on grass. Former WTA pro Laura Robson picked Sabalenka ahead of the American to win the third Major event of the season.

I don’t know who is favorite in the women’s Wimbledon event. I would probably say Sabalenka because she’s done well there in the past but for Coco, it’s been a surface which hasn’t quite given her the results that the other Slams have.

Laura Robson told Sky Sports

Sabalenka lost both the Grand Slam finals this season. Before Paris, Madison Keys denied her the three-peat at the Australian Open.

At the French Open, Sabalenka was chasing her fourth title on clay after her three victories at the Madrid Open. She has clinched 17 wins on the surface this season as she made the finals of events, winning just the WTA 1000 title in the Spanish capital by beating the 21-year-old.

Gauff now holds a 6-5 head-to-head record over the three-time Grand Slam singles champion after her French Open triumph. She is also the youngest American to take home the clay-court title since the great Serena Williams in 2002.

Paul Annacone lauds Coco Gauff’s mentality during her French Open final against Aryna Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka took a 4-1 lead in the first set but Coco Gauff changed the momentum by mounting a comeback and eventually tying the score to force a decider which she eventually lost.