Drawing on the painful memory of her defeat three years ago in the French Open final gave Coco Gauff just the motivation she needed to win the clay-court tournament for the first time.

Coco Gauff has captured her first French Open title after dispatching world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 in a competitive women's final at Roland Garros. Gauff, who now has two career majors after winning the US Open in 2023,

In an extraordinary press conference, Sabalenka claimed Gauff would have lost to Iga Swiatek and said the French Open winner had been ‘framing’ balls during the final