Gauff on Fonseca: "Everything will come with experience and time, talent she has"

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Playing as the world number two, Coco Gauff defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova to speed towards the quarterfinals of this Roland Garros 2025, where she has been displaying a spectacular level. The American player, recently a finalist in both the Madrid and Rome tournaments, is once again demonstrating her good relationship with the clay of the Parisian Grand Slam.

Already qualified for the quarterfinals, the American talked in a press conference about the special moment she shared with Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens a couple of days ago, analyzed Joao Fonseca's evolution and what he still needs, in addition to comparing her current path at Roland Garros with that of last year.

About that moment with Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens

"It feels surreal. Venus is someone I admired for a long time, and Sloane too. I remember hitting with Sloane when I was only 8 years old. At a birthday party, at 10 or 11, she surprised me and showed up, and I felt like the coolest girl in history because of her presence. Being next to both of them is great. I didn't expect that moment, but I felt very honored that both were excited I was there."

Joao Fonseca's emergence

"A big part is due to experience. Sometimes you may feel like a better player than your opponents, but what makes the difference is they know what to do in those difficult moments. He has a lot of talent and is doing very well. Everything will come with experience and time. The guys are a bit different, in terms of physicality, and the fact that at 18 he's reaching the third round of Grand Slams and doing what he's done, especially on the men's side, where I think there's a bit more physical difference between 18 and 23 than in the women's, is fantastic.

I'm eager to see where he'll be in a few years. The shortcut is having talent, natural talent, and he has it. When it comes to those later rounds, reaching quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals of big tournaments, I think it's more a matter of experience."

Comparison with her tournament from last year

"They feel very similar; I'm less nervous in the matches and I understand the ups and downs of tennis and a tennis match better. I still feel that the years I've spent here, I improve with each match. I felt that was something I did in '22 and last year too, and something I'm doing here right now. I can continue to improve on those details, hoping to do better than last year."

What has helped her find consistency?

"Fighting for every match and every point, because I've learned in the last two tournaments, especially in Rome and Madrid. I started by losing the opening set in the first round of both tournaments and reaching the final, which shows that you have to keep fighting for every match and every point because anything can happen in a tournament. If I want to be more consistent on the circuit, I have to keep doing it."

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