Gauff's second Grand Slam title is the vindication of nine months in which she remade her tennis, at risk of it all falling down.

Gauff made her second Roland Garros final by ending the French wild card's fairytale run in Paris.

American Coco Gauff will face No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, the player she defeated in 2023 to win the US Open, on Saturday.