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Teenage sensation Coco Gauff achieved numerous feats by reaching her maiden grand slam single’s final at the French Open on Thursday.
Gauff has still not dropped a set at Roland Garros this year after cruising to a 6-3 6-1 semi-final victory over Martina Trevisan, ending the Italian’s 10-match winning streak.
The 18-year-old became the youngest American female finalist in Paris since Monica Seles in 1991 and the youngest overall since Kim Clijsters in 2001.
The world number 23 is also the third-youngest grand slam finalist this century, with only Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon in 2004 and Clijsters at Roland Garros in 2001 doing so at a younger age.
Gauff has lifted the French Open trophy before, though, after succeeding in the junior competition four years ago.
But the in-form Iga Swiatek will be standing in her way on Saturday.
Swiatek is the first player to reach six or more finals on the WTA Tour in the first six months of the year since Serena Williams in 2013 (seven), with the Pole on a remarkable 34-match winning run.
However, the patience and precision of Gauff could test Swiatek after she became just the sixth American player in the Open era to reach the showpiece at Roland Garros without dropping a single set.
Victory for Gauff would make her the seventh player to win the girls’ and women’s singles titles in Paris.
