Coco Gauff: Young American star Coco Gauff fought off the challenge of Ons Jabeur of Tunisia after coming from a set down to reach her second French Open semifinal. Gauff registered a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win in under two hours at the Court Philippe-Chatrier. She'll play defending champion Iga Swiatek or Wimbledon champ Marketa Vondrousova in the semifinals.

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The American previously made her first Grand Slam final at Roland Garros in 2022. She advances to the last-four stage of a major for the fourth time overall, and for the third Grand Slam in a row, according to WTA stats.

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Gauff and Swiatek are the only two active players under the age of 26 who have reached more than two Grand Slam semifinals.

The 20-year-old had to survive a nerve-wracking final service game with the Tunisian pushing for the break-back. Gauff finally got across the line when Jabeur crunched an overhead wide on the American's third match point.

She becomes the sixth under-21 player this century to reach multiple semifinals at the French Open, following Martina Hingis, Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin, Ana Ivanovic, Maria Sharapova, and Iga Swiatek, according to WTA stats.

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