A jubilant Coco Gauff said she had "won the one she wanted" after she picked up her first French Open title at Roland Garros on Saturday, storming back to beat world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 in the most dramatic of Grand Slam finals.
The 21-year-old showed enormous resilience in the face of big hitting by Sabalenka, and a gusting wind, as she won her second Grand Slam title and became the first American to win the French Open since Serena Williams in 2015.
"I didn't think honestly that I could do it," Gauff said on court, after accepting the trophy from four-time champion Justine Henin. "But I'd like to quote American rap star Tyler the Creator, who said: 'If I ever told you that I had a doubt inside me, I must be lying. I think I was lying to myself, because I could do it.
"I also felt like this is one I really wanted, because I do think this was one of the tournaments that, when I was younger, that I felt I had the best shot of winning. I just felt like if I went through my career and didn't get at least one of these, I would feel regrets and stuff.
"Today, playing Aryna, I was just, like, I've just got to go for it and try my best to get through the match. That's what I did."
Gauff was congratulated on social media by many famous names, including former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama, and said she hoped she had given people at home something to cheer about.
"There's a lot going on in our country right now with things," she said. "But just to be able to be a representation of that and a representation of, I guess people that look like me in America who maybe don't feel as supported during this time period, and so just being that reflection of hope and light for those people."
