Overview
- Gauff overturned a first-set deficit to defeat world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-7(5-7), 6-2, 6-4 and lift her first French Open crown
- She became the first American woman to win Roland Garros since Serena Williams in 2015
- Gauff credited coach Patrick Mouratoglou with instilling a champion mindset and penned the foreword to his upcoming book on mental resilience
- Courtside at a New York Liberty–Chicago Sky WNBA game she received a surprise standing ovation, drawing praise from star Angel Reese
- Her father said Michelle Obama encouraged Gauff to learn to say no in order to protect her mental health and well-being