Barack and Michelle Obama among those showering Coco Gauff with praise after French Open win

For the archetypal clip successful a decade, an American won astatine the French Open aft Coco Gauff defeated Aryna Sabalenka successful 3 sets to cod the trophy astatine Roland-Garros.

Gauff’s second Grand Slam did not travel easy. She had to propulsion the satellite No. 1 player's crippled disconnected connected the celebrated clay court. She was down aft the archetypal acceptable tiebreak went to Sabalenka, but Gauff rallied and had a raucous assemblage down her that led to a drop-to-the-clay solemnisation successful the end. 

Gauff received societal media praise from galore for her win, including Michelle and Barack Obama. 

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Coco Gauff holds the trophy aft winning her women's singles last lucifer against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka astatine the French Open connected Court Philippe-Chatrier astatine the Roland-Garros Complex successful Paris June 7, 2025. (Burak Akbulut/Anadolu via Getty Images)

"Congrats, @CocoGauff!" Michelle Obama wrote. "Your determination, strength, and grace passim the French Open has inspired america each – and showed america what’s possible. Proud of you!"

The erstwhile president added, "Congratulations to @CocoGauff for an astonishing title astatine the French Open – the archetypal American singles champion astatine @RolandGarros successful a decade. You marque america each proud."

Gauff was locked successful connected the court, but determination were galore American celebrities successful the stands astatine Roland-Garros, including manager Spike Lee, histrion Dustin Hoffman, "Inside The NBA" big Ernie Johnson and others. 

Those successful the tennis satellite were thrilled to spot Gauff’s tenacity and determination. 

"Congratulations to @CocoGauff connected her 2nd Grand Slam women’s singles title, and her archetypal singles rubric astatine #RolandGarros!" tennis large Billie Jean King wrote connected X. "Outstanding!"

Even Carlos Alcaraz, who volition look Jannik Sinner successful the men’s singles last astatine Roland-Garros, took the clip to congratulate Gauff.

"Many congrats @CocoGauff!!!" helium wrote connected X. 

Coco Gauff of the U.S. reacts aft winning a constituent implicit Australia's Olivia Gadecki during their first-round lucifer astatine the French Open astatine Roland-Garros stadium successful Paris May 27, 2025.  (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Another tennis legend, Martina Navratilova, called Gauff’s show "a large comeback and fight!"

Even the Miami Dolphins and Miami Heat posted for Gauff’s victory. She has dense South Florida ties aft increasing up successful Delray Beach. 

As mentioned by galore who congratulated her, Gauff has 2 Grand Slam victories, winning her archetypal astatine the 2023 U.S. Open.

Coco Gauff of the United States poses with the trophy aft winning the women’s singles last against Aryna Sabalenka astatine Roland-Garros stadium. (Susan Mullane/Imagn Images)

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Gauff was ranked the No. 2 women’s singles subordinate entering this tournament, and she leaves No. 1 with different trophy nether her loop arsenic the play continues. 

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