Coco Gauff has the wind in her sails as she heads into the season's second grand slam event, the French Open, beginning Sunday.The 2024 finalist made it to the third round of this year's competition with dominant victories over Olivia Gadecki and Tereza Valentova.

Coco Gauff reached the third round at Roland Garros, marking a milestone that moves her past Serena Williams in a key career metric, solidifying her growing legacy on the clay courts of Paris.

Against Valentova, an 18-year-old who won the junior title at the French Open last year and was competing in the main draw at a major tournament for the first time, Gauff got broken five times. Four of those came in the second set — and each time, the 21-year-old Floridian managed to immediately rebound to claim Valentova’s very next service game.