Coco Gauff reiterated her comfort on clay courts, after beating Ekaterina Alexandrova in straight sets to advance to the French Open quarter-finals.
French Open 2025: Coco Gauff Powers Into Quarterfinals With 'Comfortable' Clay Court Display
Coco Gauff arrived at Roland-Garros fresh from reaching successive finals on clay in Madrid and Rome, while she was also runner-up to Iga Swiatek here in 2022
The second seed prevailed 6-0 7-5 in a tale of two sets, having dominated the opener before she was made to work in the second.
In getting to the last eight, the 21-year-old became the fourth-youngest player in the Open Era to reach five straight women's singles quarter-finals at Roland-Garros.
Gauff, meanwhile, is also the youngest player to reach five women's singles quarter-finals at a single Grand Slam event since Venus Williams at the US Open in 2001.
"Overall, I thought I played great," she said following her victory. "She stepped up her game in the second set, she was hitting some balls right on the line."
Gauff arrived at Roland-Garros fresh from reaching successive finals on clay in Madrid and Rome, while she was also runner-up to Iga Swiatek here in 2022.
The American believes her style of play enables her to produce her best on the surface, despite winning all eight of her WTA Tour-level finals on hard courts (8-0), including the 2023 US Open.
"I'm very comfortable on clay, I think my results show that," she said. "It's the most physical surface, and I think that suits my game."
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