Ok, people are giving Sabalenka a hard time about her comments, but she isn't wrong. Just look at match point: yet another forehand frame/shank from Gauff that catches the line and catches Sabalenka off guard.
Yes, it's Sabalenka's fault for losing her head. Gauff is the best in the world at retrieving. That's her thing. Her forehand often looks like a USTA 4.5 forehand (actually, I play with some 4.5 women that seem to have better forehands when given time). But like in the US Open final, Sabalenka just couldn't deal with having to put that extra ball away.
Coco is good at winning ugly, and that's fine for her... but she will never be one of the sports greats, even though she is convinced she will be.
does anybody check in with roby?
I'm here! I can't watch these matches live, so after having the result of the women's final ruined for me, I wasn't coming anywhere near this forum until I saw the men's final (which was LONG).
Anyway, I think you think I care a lot more than I do. Even when it comes to may absolute favorite team in sports, it's all just for added fun. I have my own life, and that's what really matters.
This is win-win for me and tennis overall: Gauff is te next generation of powerful African American women to make their presence known and with serious talent. With Gauff's French Open 2025 victory, the first two majors of the year were won by African American women--I will let others note the last time that happened in professional tennis.
Once again, history was already made during the rise and reign of the Williams sisters as Black women winning so many majors in the same period, and now, with Osaka, then Keys starting 2025 with a victory, followed by Gauff with this French Open, tennis is witnessing a powerful group of Black female representation that--hopefully-continues to grow, and send a message that's always needed in this sport.
Why so much emphasis on race? It's 2025. It was already out of date when the Williams sisters played, because Arthur Ashe, Althea Gibson, and several others already paved the way. The sooner people stop talking about it, the sooner it will stop being a thing. Trust me, I'm from NY, I know.
Krunic got jokes.
Tough crowd, though.
Krunic is super cute and a nice story. Really happy for her.
Its all lucky draws
You are joking, but you should really look at her draws. She has gotten so many free rides to the later stages of slams.
I think you mean Gauff is only American other than Evert to make 2 RG finals before this age. Seles won 3 straight RGs before the age of 19, And Graf, Hingis, Sanchez all made multiple RG finals at younger ages than Gauff. Seles played for Yugoslavia, not the US, in those years.
This! Again, people making Gauff out to be this wonder kid, but this is hardly new territory in the women's game. Plus, based on what we have seen all tournament including the final, any of those players (Graf, Seles, Hingis, Sanchez) would beat Coco 2 and 2 at the French.
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