WATCH: Coco Gauff has Iga Swiatek-like mishap with French Open trophy, hilariously apologizes after amusing moment
Coco Gauff was involved in a rather amusing mishap while celebrating with the 2025 French Open women's singles trophy. It was similar to what happened with Iga Swiatek after the Pole registered her 2023 title triumph at Roland Garros.
Swiatek defeated Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 in the women's singles final of the 2023 edition of the clay Major. After the Pole received the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen from the legendary Chris Evert, her jubilant celebrations hilariously resulted in the top of the trophy falling down on the red clay of Court Philippe-Chatrier.
This year, following Coco Gauff's 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 win over Aryna Sabalenka in the final, the American's courtside celebrations on Philippe-Chatrier with the trophy came with a comic moment. After a little twirl with the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen, Gauff bent down to her courtside bench, reaching for her phone with her left hand.
However, in doing so, the trophy, which had so far been upright in her right hand, suddenly tilted. Subsequently, its lid fell off, and Gauff was quick to apologize. Watch the amusing moment below:
On a more serious note, following her disappointing loss to the American in yet another Major final, Sabalenka delivered a bizarre take about Swiatek, which prompted Gauff to issue a firm response to the reigning World No. 1.
Coco Gauff rejects Aryna Sabalenka's bold claim about Iga Swiatek after French Open women's singles final
The women's singles final between Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka at the 2025 French Open played out like the pair's clash in the final of the 2023 US Open. Even on that memorable night in New York, the Belarusian won the first set before Gauff came roaring back.
At her post-match press conference following her Roland Garros heartbreak, Sabalenka boldly claimed that had Iga Swiatek defeated her in the semifinals, she would have gone on to beat Coco Gauff in the final. The American, though, begged to differ during her own press conference later on.
"I don’t agree with that. I mean, I’m sitting here and last time I played... No shade to Iga or anything, but I played her and I won in straight sets. I don’t think that’s a fair thing to say because anything can really happen," Gauff said, referring to her 6-1, 6-1 demolition of the Pole in the semifinals of this year's Madrid Open.
The 21-year-old's latest win over Sabalenka has also helped her establish a narrow lead against the Belarusian in their head-to-head. Gauff and Sabalenka have now faced each other 11 times, with the American having won six of them.