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Coco Gauff Defends French Open Amid Double-Fault Surge

5/24/2026

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Coco Gauff will defend her French Open title on Sunday.
She said she now views the event as just another tournament rather than a title defense.
She leads the WTA with 208 double faults this season, while Mirra Andreeva has 145, and in Rome she limited faults to one per win and hit a 78% first-serve rate against Sorana Cirstea.

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Coco Gauff will defend her French Open title on Sunday.
She said she now views the event as just another tournament rather than a title defense.
She leads the WTA with 208 double faults this season, while Mirra Andreeva has 145, and in Rome she limited faults to one per win and hit a 78% first-serve rate against Sorana Cirstea.