American tennis star Coco Gauf faced Iga Swontek of Poland in the French Open 2022 singles final on Saturday, eventually losing 1-6, 3-6…Tennis star Coco Gauff lost to Iga Swontek of Poland Poland on Saturday in the singles final French Open 2022.
The match lasted more than an hour also ended with the score 6-1, 6-3.
“What you’ve been doing on tour over the last few months has been incredible, and you deserve it,” a tearful Gauff said to her opponent as she presented the trophy via ESPN. “I hope we can space each other in more finals and beat you one day.”
“You will find it, also you will be there,” answered wiątek. “I’m pretty sure of that.” In the long-awaited match, 18-year-old Gauf faced 21-year-old wiątek, ranked 1st in singles by the Women’s Tennis Association.
However, Gauf’s time at the French Open was not over. On Sunday, she and her tennis partner Jessica Pegula will face France’s Caroline Garcia and Cristina Mladenovic in the women’s doubles final.
Gauff was joined by former First Lady Michelle Obama ahead of the weekend’s games.
“Congratulations, @CocoGauff! I’m so proud of you also will support you!” Obama tweeted Thursday. Although Gauff impressed at the French Open, it wasn’t her last appearance. She graduated from high school in Paris last month.
“I did. No,” Gauf signed the publication, referring to his “graduation cap.”
The tennis star also opened up to news earlier this year about achieving great success at such a young age: “It’s a different kind of pressure, I think,” says Gauff. “For the most part, I’m younger than most of the opponents I’ve played against. Or even almost everyone I’ve played against – I’m younger and less experienced.”
He added: “But I was the favorite to win, and it’s a transition I would say is difficult. To be the underdog, then to be the favorite.”