‘Peace. End gun violence’ – Coco Gauff makes plea on camera after Martina Trevisan win at French Open
Coco Gauff beat Martina Trevisan 6-3 6-1 in the semi-final of the French Open to set up a Roland-Garros final with Iga Swiatek. In her post-match interview Gauff said she would «not stress over a tennis match” even if it is her first Grand Slam final, adding that there are more important things going on in the United States before writing on the camera, ‘Peace. End gun violence’.
Ad/> Last week, 19 children and two teachers were shot dead in a school in Texas, just the latest mass shooting for the country to contend with. /> Roland-Garros'He beat Alcaraz because he did things well' — Nadal on Zverev and French Open semi-final43 MINUTES AGO “I’m in the mindset now it doesn’t really matter [it’s just one more match],” she said after her win. “I’m going to be happy regardless, my parents are going to love me regardless so I’m just going to go into it like it’s another match.
“I mean, yeah it’s a Grand Slam final but there’s so many things going on in the world right now, especially in the US a lot of stuff is happening right now so I think it’s not important to stress over a tennis match.” 'A little bit in shock' — Gauff beats Trevisan to set up final with Swiatek 'She's screaming' — Gauff complains about Trevisan grunting in tense clash Then as she left the court, she wrote a message on the camera pleading for an end to gun violence in the United States. The 18-year-old has an 0-2 record against the world No. 1 having lost in straight sets in Rome in 2021 and Miami in 2022, but she added that she had not been nervous all week.


