Drawing on the painful memory of her defeat three years ago in the French Open final gave Coco Gauff just the motivation she needed to win the clay-court tournament for the first time.

A little bit of self-persuasion went a very long way for Delray Beach’s Coco Gauff, whose victory at the French Open gave the 21-year-old a trophy she has long coveted, and a second major

Call Coco Gauff the queen of clay. The American phenom, just 21 years old, won the second Grand Slam championship of her career on Saturday, outlasting world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-7 (5),