Coco Gauff Wins French Open Doubles Title Days After Calling for Change to Tennis Rules

“After I lost the first two (doubles) finals, I thought, ‘Well, OK, I reached that point. Maybe I should focus on singles.’ Same thing, US Open. When I won it, I didn’t expect to win. I was having a really bad year. Then here, I didn’t even expect to play. I think it’s funny how life teaches you those lessons.”

Gauff’s journey to the top prize at the annual tournament wasn’t a seamless journey. During her semifinal match on Thursday, June 6, Gauff got into a heated dispute with chair umpire Aurélie Tourte when she overruled a call that benefitted competitor Iga Świątek.

“In other sports, there are usually multiple refs making a decision. … I definitely think at this point, it’s almost ridiculous we don’t have it. Not just speaking because that happened to me, but I just think every sport has it.”