The 2025 French Open is officially underway at Roland Garros, marking the second Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year. On Tuesday, May 27, world No. 2 Coco Gauff made her first round appearance against Olivia Gadecki of Australia.
Things went smoothly for Gauff on the court, with the American winning in straight sets (6-2, 6-2), but it didn't start off that way.
After walking in to a thunderous applause at Phillippe-Chartrier, Gauff was preparing to warm up for the match.
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But, before she could get in some swings, she realized she had forgotten something very important: her rackets. The Tennis Channel shared the hilarious video of Gauff's realization that a key part of the game was still back in her dressing room.
When you forget your rackets 😅 @CocoGauff pic.twitter.com/bG3hbaTuWW
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) May 27, 2025
Luckily, a worker was able to go back and came rushing out with Gauff's rackets so she didn't have to spend the extra energy.
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Up next for Gauff is a second round showdown with the winner of a match between local favorite Chloe Paquet of France and Czech Republic's Tereza Valentova.
A start time, date, and court, have not been announced at this time.
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