'I'm kind of trying to forget Roland Garros' – Coco Gauff aims to stay hungry ahead of Wimbledon

Coco Gauff hopes to quickly move on from her Roland Garros title to arrive ‘hungry’ at Wimbledon. The American star wants to tackle the rest of the season without dwelling too much on her second Grand Slam title, aware that major challenges still lie ahead.

The world No. 2 became the first American woman to win the French Open since Serena Williams in 2015 and the first American woman to win a major since Gauff herself triumphed at the 2023 US Open.

Gauff is preparing to compete at the Berlin Ladies Open this week, her only grass-court event before Wimbledon. Confidence will be running high for the 21-year-old, though she admitted she doesn’t want to focus too much on her recent Paris success.

“I think I can give myself the best shot [of winning Wimbledon] by trying to keep the moment [winning the French Open] as minimised as possible,” she said on the Nice Talk with Nikki Ogunnaike podcast. “I'm kind of trying to forget the Roland Garros win, honestly.”

When asked why, Gauff replied: “Just to stay hungry. After [my] US Open win, for the rest of that season I was like, ‘I won the US Open, the season's almost over, I'm pretty satisfied.’ I don't want to approach the rest of this season from that standpoint, also because there are two other Grand Slams that are very possible for me to win.

"So I think I've learned from that mindset, and I'm just going to try to forget [Roland Garros]. Not now, I'm definitely remembering it now. But when the time comes, when I step out on Centre Court at Wimbledon, I will definitely try to forget.”

Gauff will arrive at Wimbledon riding high in confidence — despite the grass-court major being the most elusive Grand Slam in her career so far. “Going into Wimbledon, I definitely feel pretty confident,” she said. “I've [been knocked out in the] fourth round there a few times, so I'm really focused on getting past that stage.”

In five appearances at SW19, Gauff holds an 11–5 record, with three fourth-round exits. In 2024, she lost to fellow American Emma Navarro.

“I realise that it's impossible to escape the noise, so for me it's about trying to remember what my expectations for myself are, what expectations the people around me have for me. Sometimes I do welcome the noise — I think it gives me reason to prove people wrong and also prove people right. So sometimes it's about finding the right balance of doing both.”