American Coco Gauff is brimming with confidence ahead of the French Open, buoyed by strong results in Italy on clay in the past two weeks that have helped the 17-year-old climb 10 places to a career-best 25th in the rankings.
Gauff has already made the fourth rounds of the Australian Open and the Wimbledon in her nascent career and this week she will be seeded at a Grand Slam for the first time in her career when the clay court major starts on Sunday.
This month the American reached her first WTA 1000 semifinal in Rome and followed it up with her maiden title on clay the week after in Parma.
“I feel really good about going into the French,” Gauff told reporters after her sec…
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