Overview

• Gauff recovered from a first-set tiebreak loss to beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 and capture her second Grand Slam crown
• She became the first American woman to win Roland Garros since Serena Williams in 2015, marking a decade-long U.S. drought
• After Sabalenka suggested her own errors decided the final, Gauff insisted she earned the win under the same windy conditions
• The €2.9 million prize carries a roughly 45% French tax rate, leaving her with just over $1.6 million before U.S. credits
• Having stalled at Wimbledon’s fourth round three times, the 21-year-old is sharpening her aggression to conquer grass courts