PARIS: Mayar Sherif’s journey at this year’s Roland Garros came to an end on Thursday with a second-round defeat to defending champion Coco Gauff but the Egyptian says she leaves Paris feeling “proud” of her performances and “motivated” for what’s to come. Sherif, who won four matches in Paris through qualifying and main draw, pushed Gauff hard across their one-hour 50-minute battle on Court Suzanne-Lenglen before falling to the American No. 4 seed 6-3, 6-2. Gauff later hailed Sherif’s “bravery” and said the Egyptian world No.

Coco Gauff is the defending French Open champion and is looking to defend her title in the coming weeks. Last year's French Open was her second Grand Slam title

Titelverdedigster Coco Gauff, verliezend finaliste van vorig jaar Aryna Sabalenka en Naomi Osaka zijn door naar de derde ronde in Parijs.