Coco Gauff Made a Sweet Gesture to Roland Garros Ball Kids After Winning French Open

Saturday belonged to Coco Gauff at the French Open as the 21-year-old superstar became the first American woman since 2015 to win the tournament at Roland Garros. She defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6–7, 6–2, 6–4 to earn the Suzanne-Lenglen cup.
After her victory, Gauff suffered a blooper while taking a video with her new trophy, but it didn't deter her from making a sweet gesture to the Roland Garros ball kids who have been hard at work these past few weeks.
Gauff went over to the young crowd and high-fived nearly all of them before posing for a group photo. It was a nice moment.
Only the best! #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/9YmZF7vv4H
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 7, 2025
A memorable day for Gauff capped off with a lifelong keepsake for those kids. What a picture that will be.
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