Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. American tennis player Coco Gauff has taken the tennis world by storm, becoming the youngest player to crack the Women’s Tennis Association’s top 100 rankings, and despite her recent loss in the women’s final at the French Open, Gauff is ready to "Change the World." The 18-year-old sensation advanced to her first Grand Slam final over the weekend but struggled to find her game against world No.
1 Iga Swiatek, who went on to win her second French Open title in just three years. Coco Gauff after losing a tennis match against Iga Swiatek in the final of the Roland Garros women's tournament on June 4, 2022, in Paris. (Richard Callis ATPImages/Getty Images) "It meant a lot," Gauff told Fox News Digital of her first Grand Slam appearance. "There was a lot of pressure when I first came onto the tour and to finally break through to a Grand Slam final felt really great.
While I didn’t get the result I wanted, this experience has given me confidence for the next time I am in that position." Gauff won her first single’s title on the tour at just 15.
She famously defeated five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams later that year and has continued to make her mark in the majors. IGA SWIATEK WINS 2022 FRENCH OPEN WOMEN’S FINAL FOR SECOND TITLE AT ROLAND GARROS Entering Saturday’s final, a victory for Gauff would’ve made her the youngest player to win a Grand Slam since Maria Sharapova in 2004 and just the eighth overall – but none of that seemed to impact the young pro.