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Coco Gauff was somewhat ill-prepared for her first-round lucifer astatine the 2025 French Open connected Tuesday, but that didn’t halt the young American tennis prima from cruising done to the adjacent round.
Gauff, who won the U.S. Open successful 2023, arrived astatine Court Philippe-Chatrier connected Tuesday without her rackets, which she lone realized aft she began searching done her bags.
Coco Gauff of the U.S. reacts arsenic she plays Australia's Olivia Gadecki during their archetypal circular lucifer of the French Tennis Open, astatine the Roland-Garros stadium, successful Paris, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Thibault Camus/AP Photo)
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In disbelief, Gauff showed her bare container to her squad successful the stands and appeared to gag with hostile Olivia Gadecki astir the mishap.
"Honestly, arsenic agelong arsenic I’ve been connected tour, my manager has ever enactment the rackets successful the container earlier the lucifer due to the fact that he’s precise superstitious," Gauff explained of the incident. "I’m blaming it connected my coach. It’s OK."
Australia's Olivia Gadecki returns the shot to Coco Gauff of the U.S. during their archetypal circular lucifer of the French Tennis Open, astatine the Roland-Garros stadium, successful Paris, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Thibault Camus/AP Photo)
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Despite the evident miscommunication, Gauff didn’t look to miss a bushed during her match. She defeated the Australian tennis pro successful consecutive sets.
"Now that I deliberation astir it, it seems similar that was the lone mode I was going to triumph the match," Gadecki joked aft her 6-2, 6-2 loss.
Coco Gauff of the U.S. reacts aft winning a constituent to Australia's Olivia Gadecki during their archetypal circular lucifer of the French Tennis Open, astatine the Roland-Garros stadium, successful Paris, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Thibault Camus/AP Photo)
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Gauff precocious to the 2nd circular wherever she’ll look Tereza Valentova connected Thursday. The American's champion decorativeness astatine the French Open was the finals successful 2022.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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