Coco Gauff Earns New Nickname After Winning French Open

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Jun 8, 2025 - 20:00
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Coco Gauff Earns New Nickname After Winning French Open originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Coco Gauff made history at the French Open as just the fifth American woman to win multiple singles Grand Slam titles in the Open era at age 21 or younger. Not only that, but she's also the first American woman to secure the Roland-Garros title since Serena Williams did so in 2015.

Gauff took down World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday to claim her second Grand Slam title following her 2023 US Open win. It wasn't an easy match for the youngster after losing a tight first set, but she was able to secure the victory thanks to her defense, lob shots and overall smart play.

It also helped Gauff that Sabalenka committed 70 unforced errors in a rather uncharacteristic performance.

After Gauff bagged the Suzanne-Lenglen Cup — the trophy awarded to the women’s singles champion at the French Open since 1979 — fans were quick to crown her and give her a new nickname: the "Queen of Clay."

"The new queen of clay," the BNP Paribas Open's X account wrote. Wide World of Sports echoed the same thing, writing, "There's a new queen of clay!"

"HUGE CONGRATS TO THE NEW QUEEN OF CLAY!!!" a fan shared. Another one remarked, "Common queen of clay!!"

"The Queen of Clay!" a social media user wrote.

"My clay Queen. My Lawn Tennis court Queen. My Winning Queen. Keep winning for Jesus Christ," a supporter stated.

Coco Gauff of the United States poses with the trophy after winning the women’s French Open.© Susan Mullane-Imagn Images

For what it's worth, many consider World No. 5 Iga Swiatek as the Queen of Clay, and for good reason. She has four French Open titles to her name, winning the competition in 2020 and for three straight years from 2022 to 2024.

Coco Gauff, for her part, is certainly making a case to dethrone Swiatek, though. It should be noted that she's the youngest player to reach 25 wins at Roland-Garros since Martina Hingis in 2000.

By reaching the Roland-Garros final, the USA tennis star also made history as the youngest player to reach the title match of the Madrid Open, Italian Open and French Open in the same year — all three are the biggest clay-court tournaments in the tennis season.

Gauff probably needs to win consistently in the French Open to become the undisputed "Queen of Clay," but she's definitely on the right track.

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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 8, 2025, where it first appeared.

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