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7NEWS
3 days ago
- Sport
- 7NEWS
World No.2 Coco Gauff wins French Open first round despite forgetting her racquets
Coco Gauff caused guffaws all round on Court Philippe Chatrier when she arrived on the biggest stage at Roland Garros having forgotten her racquets. Alas, for Aussie Olivia Gadecki, the second best player in the world then got somebody to go and find them. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Coco Gauff walks onto the court without her racquets. 'It seems like that was the only way I was gonna win the match now that I think about it!' smiled Gadecki a couple of hours later after being schooled 6-2, 6-2 by Coco's brilliance. The 23-year-old Gold Coast hopeful was a good sport about the comical start to her big day on Chatrier, enjoying a laugh with former finalist Gauff about the 'funny little incident'. The 2023 US Open champion had been left with a sheepish grin when she realised her error, opening her bag and finding nothing inside. 'They were supposed to be in my bag,' she told the chair umpire before a ball boy was dispatched to find the weapons. 'When I opened the first zipper, I was like, 'OK, no racquets.' The second zipper, I was like, 'Oh my God!' Naturally, she blamed her coach, Jean-Christophe Faurel. 'Honestly, as long as I've been on tour, my coach has always put the racquets in the bag before the match because he's very superstitious,' she laughed. 'I'm blaming it on him! It's okay.' Reunited with her friends, she then conquered the windy conditions and proved far too strong for the Australian No.5, who's 89 places behind her in the world rankings. Still, Gadecki, who played on the Rod Laver Arena during the Australian Open, enjoyed the whole experience. 'It was great to play Coco on such a big court. A real eye opener to all the things I need to improve, but overall I really enjoyed it,' she said. 'I definitely went in with serious expectation that I could win. I went in there thinking I could do some damage. But she's two in the world for a reason, and I just didn't have my A game today, and it showed. 'But I'd say the main feeling is just an immense amount of pride, like I'm very proud of myself for sticking by myself and keeping my head down and just trying to stay in there.'
The Advertiser
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Coco forgetting her racquets was Aussie's 'only chance'
Coco Gauff caused guffaws all round on Court Philippe Chatrier when she arrived on the biggest stage at Roland Garros having forgotten her racquets. Alas, for Aussie Olivia Gadecki, the second best player in the world then got somebody to go and find them... "It seems like that was the only way I was gonna win the match now that I think about it!" smiled Gadecki a couple of hours later after being schooled 6-2 6-2 by Coco's brilliance. The 23-year-old Gold Coast hopeful was a good sport about the comical start to her big day on Chatrier, enjoying a laugh with former finalist Gauff about the "funny little incident". The 2023 US Open champion had been left with a sheepish grin when she realised her error, opening her bag and finding nothing inside. "They were supposed to be in my bag," she told the chair umpire before a ball boy was dispatched to find the weapons. "When I opened the first zipper. I was like, 'OK, no racquets.' The second zipper, I was like, 'Oh my God!' Naturally, she blamed her coach, Jean-Christophe Faurel. "Honestly, as long as I've been on tour, my coach has always put the racquets in the bag before the match because he's very superstitious," she laughed. "I'm blaming it on him! It's okay." Reunited with her friends, she then conquered the windy conditions and proved far too strong for the Australian No.5, who's 89 places behind her in the world rankings. Still, Gadecki, who played on the Rod Laver Arena during the Australian Open, enjoyed the whole experience. "It was great to play Coco on such a big court. A real eye opener to all the things I need to improve, but overall I really enjoyed it," she said. "I definitely went in with serious expectation that I could win. I went in there thinking I could do some damage. But she's two in the world for a reason, and I just didn't have my A game today, and it showed. "But I'd say the main feeling is just an immense amount of pride, like I'm very proud of myself for sticking by myself and keeping my head down and just trying to stay in there." Coco Gauff caused guffaws all round on Court Philippe Chatrier when she arrived on the biggest stage at Roland Garros having forgotten her racquets. Alas, for Aussie Olivia Gadecki, the second best player in the world then got somebody to go and find them... "It seems like that was the only way I was gonna win the match now that I think about it!" smiled Gadecki a couple of hours later after being schooled 6-2 6-2 by Coco's brilliance. The 23-year-old Gold Coast hopeful was a good sport about the comical start to her big day on Chatrier, enjoying a laugh with former finalist Gauff about the "funny little incident". The 2023 US Open champion had been left with a sheepish grin when she realised her error, opening her bag and finding nothing inside. "They were supposed to be in my bag," she told the chair umpire before a ball boy was dispatched to find the weapons. "When I opened the first zipper. I was like, 'OK, no racquets.' The second zipper, I was like, 'Oh my God!' Naturally, she blamed her coach, Jean-Christophe Faurel. "Honestly, as long as I've been on tour, my coach has always put the racquets in the bag before the match because he's very superstitious," she laughed. "I'm blaming it on him! It's okay." Reunited with her friends, she then conquered the windy conditions and proved far too strong for the Australian No.5, who's 89 places behind her in the world rankings. Still, Gadecki, who played on the Rod Laver Arena during the Australian Open, enjoyed the whole experience. "It was great to play Coco on such a big court. A real eye opener to all the things I need to improve, but overall I really enjoyed it," she said. "I definitely went in with serious expectation that I could win. I went in there thinking I could do some damage. But she's two in the world for a reason, and I just didn't have my A game today, and it showed. "But I'd say the main feeling is just an immense amount of pride, like I'm very proud of myself for sticking by myself and keeping my head down and just trying to stay in there." Coco Gauff caused guffaws all round on Court Philippe Chatrier when she arrived on the biggest stage at Roland Garros having forgotten her racquets. Alas, for Aussie Olivia Gadecki, the second best player in the world then got somebody to go and find them... "It seems like that was the only way I was gonna win the match now that I think about it!" smiled Gadecki a couple of hours later after being schooled 6-2 6-2 by Coco's brilliance. The 23-year-old Gold Coast hopeful was a good sport about the comical start to her big day on Chatrier, enjoying a laugh with former finalist Gauff about the "funny little incident". The 2023 US Open champion had been left with a sheepish grin when she realised her error, opening her bag and finding nothing inside. "They were supposed to be in my bag," she told the chair umpire before a ball boy was dispatched to find the weapons. "When I opened the first zipper. I was like, 'OK, no racquets.' The second zipper, I was like, 'Oh my God!' Naturally, she blamed her coach, Jean-Christophe Faurel. "Honestly, as long as I've been on tour, my coach has always put the racquets in the bag before the match because he's very superstitious," she laughed. "I'm blaming it on him! It's okay." Reunited with her friends, she then conquered the windy conditions and proved far too strong for the Australian No.5, who's 89 places behind her in the world rankings. Still, Gadecki, who played on the Rod Laver Arena during the Australian Open, enjoyed the whole experience. "It was great to play Coco on such a big court. A real eye opener to all the things I need to improve, but overall I really enjoyed it," she said. "I definitely went in with serious expectation that I could win. I went in there thinking I could do some damage. But she's two in the world for a reason, and I just didn't have my A game today, and it showed. "But I'd say the main feeling is just an immense amount of pride, like I'm very proud of myself for sticking by myself and keeping my head down and just trying to stay in there." Coco Gauff caused guffaws all round on Court Philippe Chatrier when she arrived on the biggest stage at Roland Garros having forgotten her racquets. Alas, for Aussie Olivia Gadecki, the second best player in the world then got somebody to go and find them... "It seems like that was the only way I was gonna win the match now that I think about it!" smiled Gadecki a couple of hours later after being schooled 6-2 6-2 by Coco's brilliance. The 23-year-old Gold Coast hopeful was a good sport about the comical start to her big day on Chatrier, enjoying a laugh with former finalist Gauff about the "funny little incident". The 2023 US Open champion had been left with a sheepish grin when she realised her error, opening her bag and finding nothing inside. "They were supposed to be in my bag," she told the chair umpire before a ball boy was dispatched to find the weapons. "When I opened the first zipper. I was like, 'OK, no racquets.' The second zipper, I was like, 'Oh my God!' Naturally, she blamed her coach, Jean-Christophe Faurel. "Honestly, as long as I've been on tour, my coach has always put the racquets in the bag before the match because he's very superstitious," she laughed. "I'm blaming it on him! It's okay." Reunited with her friends, she then conquered the windy conditions and proved far too strong for the Australian No.5, who's 89 places behind her in the world rankings. Still, Gadecki, who played on the Rod Laver Arena during the Australian Open, enjoyed the whole experience. "It was great to play Coco on such a big court. A real eye opener to all the things I need to improve, but overall I really enjoyed it," she said. "I definitely went in with serious expectation that I could win. I went in there thinking I could do some damage. But she's two in the world for a reason, and I just didn't have my A game today, and it showed. "But I'd say the main feeling is just an immense amount of pride, like I'm very proud of myself for sticking by myself and keeping my head down and just trying to stay in there."
West Australian
3 days ago
- Sport
- West Australian
Coco forgetting her racquets was Aussie's 'only chance'
Coco Gauff caused guffaws all round on Court Philippe Chatrier when she arrived on the biggest stage at Roland Garros having forgotten her racquets. Alas, for Aussie Olivia Gadecki, the second best player in the world then got somebody to go and find them... "It seems like that was the only way I was gonna win the match now that I think about it!" smiled Gadecki a couple of hours later after being schooled 6-2 6-2 by Coco's brilliance. The 23-year-old Gold Coast hopeful was a good sport about the comical start to her big day on Chatrier, enjoying a laugh with former finalist Gauff about the "funny little incident". The 2023 US Open champion had been left with a sheepish grin when she realised her error, opening her bag and finding nothing inside. "They were supposed to be in my bag," she told the chair umpire before a ball boy was dispatched to find the weapons. "When I opened the first zipper. I was like, 'OK, no racquets.' The second zipper, I was like, 'Oh my God!' Naturally, she blamed her coach, Jean-Christophe Faurel. "Honestly, as long as I've been on tour, my coach has always put the racquets in the bag before the match because he's very superstitious," she laughed. "I'm blaming it on him! It's okay." Reunited with her friends, she then conquered the windy conditions and proved far too strong for the Australian No.5, who's 89 places behind her in the world rankings. Still, Gadecki, who played on the Rod Laver Arena during the Australian Open, enjoyed the whole experience. "It was great to play Coco on such a big court. A real eye opener to all the things I need to improve, but overall I really enjoyed it," she said. "I definitely went in with serious expectation that I could win. I went in there thinking I could do some damage. But she's two in the world for a reason, and I just didn't have my A game today, and it showed. "But I'd say the main feeling is just an immense amount of pride, like I'm very proud of myself for sticking by myself and keeping my head down and just trying to stay in there."
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Coco forgetting her racquets was Aussie's 'only chance'
Coco Gauff caused guffaws all round on Court Philippe Chatrier when she arrived on the biggest stage at Roland Garros having forgotten her racquets. Alas, for Aussie Olivia Gadecki, the second best player in the world then got somebody to go and find them... "It seems like that was the only way I was gonna win the match now that I think about it!" smiled Gadecki a couple of hours later after being schooled 6-2 6-2 by Coco's brilliance. The 23-year-old Gold Coast hopeful was a good sport about the comical start to her big day on Chatrier, enjoying a laugh with former finalist Gauff about the "funny little incident". The 2023 US Open champion had been left with a sheepish grin when she realised her error, opening her bag and finding nothing inside. "They were supposed to be in my bag," she told the chair umpire before a ball boy was dispatched to find the weapons. "When I opened the first zipper. I was like, 'OK, no racquets.' The second zipper, I was like, 'Oh my God!' Naturally, she blamed her coach, Jean-Christophe Faurel. "Honestly, as long as I've been on tour, my coach has always put the racquets in the bag before the match because he's very superstitious," she laughed. "I'm blaming it on him! It's okay." Reunited with her friends, she then conquered the windy conditions and proved far too strong for the Australian No.5, who's 89 places behind her in the world rankings. Still, Gadecki, who played on the Rod Laver Arena during the Australian Open, enjoyed the whole experience. "It was great to play Coco on such a big court. A real eye opener to all the things I need to improve, but overall I really enjoyed it," she said. "I definitely went in with serious expectation that I could win. I went in there thinking I could do some damage. But she's two in the world for a reason, and I just didn't have my A game today, and it showed. "But I'd say the main feeling is just an immense amount of pride, like I'm very proud of myself for sticking by myself and keeping my head down and just trying to stay in there."
The Guardian
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
French Open: Coco Gauff forgets rackets but remembers how to win in opener
Coco Gauff brought her usual weapons to her first round victory at the French Open on Monday – her withering groundstrokes, blazing speed and booming serve. The only thing that was missing was perhaps the most important though: her rackets. The No 2 seed grinned sheepishly when she realised her error just after she stepped on to Court Philippe-Chatrier for her match against Australia's Olivia Gadecki. 'They were supposed to be in my bag,' she told the chair umpire after opening her bag and discovering she had left the rackets in the locker room. A ball boy eventually brought the American her rackets and she quickly dismissed Gadecki 6-2, 6-2 to progress to the second round. 'Honestly, I thought they put the rackets in the bag, and my side court bag is filled with drinks and everything,' Gauff told TNT after match. 'So it felt like I had enough weight. And then I got on court, and I opened the first zipper. I was like, 'OK, no rackets.' The second zipper, I was like, 'Oh my God. I went on court with no racquets.'' She joked that she blamed her coach, Jean-Christophe Faurel, for the error. 'Honestly, as long as I've been on tour, my coach has always put the rackets in the bag before the match because he's very superstitious,' she said. 'I'm blaming it on my coach. It's OK.' Gauff, the 2023 US Open champion, is seeking her first title at Roland-Garros, where she reached the final in 2022. Gauff is not the only player to have forgotten her equipment at a major. Former world No 1 Caroline Wozniacki, who is working as a TV analyst at the French Open, said she had suffered a similar mishap. 'I went to the US Open and halfway over to Flushing Meadows and I realized I didn't bring my racket bag and didn't have my rackets,' she said. 'No shoes, no nothing. That's a long detour.'
