Coco Gauff reacts after equalling Venus Williams’ Grand Slam record at the French Open this year
Coco Gauff Matches Venus Williams’ Grand Slam Record at 2025 French Open, Shares Heartfelt Reaction
Coco Gauff, the 21-year-old American tennis star, has etched her name alongside her idol Venus Williams by reaching her fifth women’s singles quarter-final at the French Open on June 2, 2025, becoming the youngest player to achieve this feat at a single Grand Slam since Williams at the 2001 US Open. After defeating Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 7-5 to advance, Gauff shared her excitement in a Tennis Channel interview, saying, “I just love playing in Paris. It’s my favourite city, it’s great to have good results here. To have that record, especially alongside Venus, is pretty cool. One of the greatest players to play our sport, so anytime I’m in a stat line with her, Serena, Chrissy, any of the great ones, it’s pretty cool.” Her reaction, reported by *Tennishead.net*, reflects both her humility and pride in joining such legendary company.[](https://tennishead.net/coco-gauff-reacts-after-equalling-venus-williams-grand-slam-record-at-the-french-open-this-year/)
Gauff’s 2025 French Open run has been stellar, with straight-set wins over Olivia Gadecki (6-2, 6-2), Tereza Valentova (6-2, 6-4), and Marie Bouzkova (6-1, 7-6(3)), before her victory over Kasatkina. This milestone adds to her growing legacy, having already surpassed Serena Williams as the youngest American to secure 20 French Open singles wins in the Open Era, per *Motorcyclesports.net*. Her journey mirrors Williams’ early career, notably her 2019 Wimbledon upset over Venus at age 15, a moment Gauff called “surreal” during a heartfelt TNT Sports studio exchange with Venus and Sloane Stephens.[](https://motorcyclesports.net/coco-gauff-shatters-records-at-french-open-leaving-serena-williams-in-awe/)[](https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4275440/-a-page-in-the-history-books-gauff-stephens-venus-reunite-in-paris)
The achievement sparked debate among fans, with some on X, like @preachingterp, celebrating Gauff’s feat, while others, per *Sportskeeda*, argued Venus’s four majors and Olympic gold by 21 outshine Gauff’s 63 Grand Slam match wins before turning 21, compared to Venus’s 62. Gauff, unfazed, remains focused on her Roland Garros ambitions, inspired by Venus’s humility and Madison Keys’ recent Australian Open triumph. Facing Mirra Andreeva or Ons Jabeur next, Gauff’s quest for a second Grand Slam title—after her 2023 US Open and 2024 French Open doubles crowns—continues, with her “even-keeled” approach, praised by *The Guardian*, driving her forward.
