MusaThe French Open has officially kicked off, and all eyes were on Coco Gauff as she stepped onto the red clay of Roland Garros for her first-round match. The American teen sensation didn’t just win—she delivered a performance that had fans wondering: how does she stack up against the tournament’s big guns, Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka?
Let’s break it down.
Gauff looked sharp, composed, and, most importantly, aggressive. Her serve was firing, her footwork was slick, and she dictated rallies with a newfound maturity. Sure, she had a few shaky moments—an errant double fault here, a misjudged drop shot there—but overall, it was a clean, confident start. Her straight-sets win was exactly what she needed to settle nerves and send a message.
Now, let’s talk Iga. Swiatek didn’t just breeze through her opener—she obliterated her opponent. It was vintage Iga-on-clay: laser precision, relentless angles, and barely a bead of sweat. She’s the gold standard, and she looked like it.
As for Sabalenka, she brought her signature power game and bulldozed her way into Round 2 with explosive hitting. But her match wasn’t without chaos—there were wobbles, mistimed forehands, and the occasional racket glare. Still, she’s a threat, just not quite as tidy as Swiatek or as steady as Gauff (at least for now).
In the grand comparison? Gauff sits somewhere between Swiatek’s clay-court clinic and Sabalenka’s all-or-nothing fireworks. She’s not dominating like Iga, but she’s more stable than Aryna—and that’s a pretty sweet spot to be in for a 1R showing.
Bottom line: Coco Gauff is in the conversation. And if this form holds, she might just crash the Swiatek-Sabalenka party in Paris.
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