French Open: Gauff Rallies to Beat Jabeur and Reach Semis

American third seed Coco Gauff reached the French Open semi-finals after mounting a comeback to beat Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in an absorbing contest.

The 20-year old showed her maturity and mental resilience to win 4-6 6-2 6-3 at Roland Garros on Tuesday.

After a solid performance in the opening set from Tunisian, Jabeur, Gauff remained confident and began to find her rhythm as her opponent’s level began to dip.

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A passionate roar as the US Open champion celebrated in the middle of the court showed the intensity and magnitude of the test she had just passed.

Coco Gauff will play Iga Swiatek in the semi final in Paris

“She’s a tough opponent, I was trying to be more aggressive, she was playing well and hitting a lot of winners – which I’m not used to. I tried to be aggressive and I got a little bit tight but I did what I needed to do.” Gauff said

Gauff who was the runner-up in 2022, is looking to secure her second major title after her US Open win last year but she must first get past top seed Iga Swiatek who she plays in the semi-final on Thursday.

Swiatek crushed fifth-seed Marketa Vondrousova in the other quarterfinal in less than an hour.

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