Gauff drew inspiration from Gabby Thomas, the women’s Olympic 200-meter champion at last year’s Paris Olympics, who kept writing down that she would be the Olympic champion in her Notes app in the lead up to the race.

Coco Gauff has shared her thought process before taking the court during the French Open. The 21-year-old secured her maiden title triumph at the Roland Garros on Saturday as she defeated Aryna Sabalenka with a score of 4-6,

Second seed Coco Gauff became the first American woman to win a French Open title since 2015, defeating top seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday in Paris.