ROLAND GARROS, PARIS — Na dat time wey everyone dey look forward to lots of drama, Coco Gauff don settle matter as she brush aside Loïs Boisson in di semis of di French Open. With a solid 6-1, 6-2 win wey no even take am chook eye get 70 minutes, Gauff don secure her spot for final wey go happen this Saturday.
Gauff dey gi fans wetin dem wan see. From di start to di end, she no carry last. She match Boisson shot for shot, waiting for di right moment to pounce. Di French wild card wey show plenty promise last two weeks don receive clear reality check from di veteran. While Boisson don carry her fairy tale story reach court, na Gauff bi di real deal for dis tori!
Na so di match dey go, Boisson wey don dey surprising everybody since di competition start, try to play her game but Gauff sabi wetin she dey do. Gauff start strong with two breaks of serve, don dey lead 4-0 before Boisson fit show any sign of offense. Despite a little slip wey make her lose serve once, Gauff quickly show am say no be here she go end! Even while dey face crowd of French fans wey dey cheer for their own, she calm down, just dey do her thing like say na small play.
When dem collect stats, na Gauff make 12 winners while Boisson struggle with 8. Chai! Gauff dey win 62% on her first serve while Boisson dey struggle with only 38%. If dem dey compare unforced errors, Gauff get only 15 while Boisson carry 33. Wetin for happen!
As Gauff don win 57 points compare to Boisson 33, na so belle full ground for her match point. Gauff don dey set to face world number one Aryna Sabalenka for di final. E go be battle of heavyweights, as dem dey collide like titans wey wan show who dey control di game!
In di past, Gauff don face Sabalenka, but Sabalenka dey hold down di last three of dem meetings. No forget say Sabalenka don take over Iga Swiatek reign after she knock am out in di other semifinal. Gauff don sabi wetin to do. She gatch di energy and dey ready to face di challenge.
“I dey focus on my shots and I go aggressive. Sabalenka dey come out strong, na so I need to counter her,” Gauff talk with confidence wey no be for play. She knows say e dey important to manage herself for this match, as she don talk say di pressure no dey as strong as before. “Na game wey we all go want to win, but at di end of di day, life go still continue.”
No matter wetin happen, both players just dey ready to show di world sey dem dey serious for di tennis game. Gauff don grow from di baby wey she be for her first Grand Slam final to a confident player wey know wetin she want! As dem prepare for dis final, all eyes dey on dem.
Boisson still dey smile despite di loss, because she carry go home plenty cash and newfound fame. E no easy to face someone like Gauff, especially when di crowd dey cheer for you to fail. She don talk say di tournament overall still give her hope for di future.
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