The battle between Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka has been truly worthy of a final. In a see-saw battle, Sabalenka took the first set in the tiebreaker 7-6 (5). However, against the run of play, Gauff began dominating the second set and won it 6-2. Subsequently, she carried the momentum into the third set and took an early lead, which was later squared off by Sabalenka. Nonetheless, Gauff kept applying pressure on Sabalenka’s serve to keep her nose ahead. Finally, Gauff served out the match at 6-4 in the third set to win her maiden French Open title. Interestingly, Serena Williams’ ex-coach, Rennae Stubbs, predicted Gauff’s victory even before the American sensation got over the finishing line.

Stubbs has followed the French Open closely and has been impressed by Gauff’s performances in

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