Barack and Michelle Obama among those showering Coco Gauff with praise after French Open win

For the first time in a decade an American won at the French Open after Coco Gauff defeated Aryna Sabalenka in three sets to collect the trophy at Roland-Garros Gauff s second Grand Slam did not come easy She had to throw the world No player's challenge off on the famous clay court She was down after the first set tiebreak went to Sabalenka but Gauff rallied and had a raucous crowd behind her that led to a drop-to-the-clay celebration in the end Gauff received social media praise from several for her win including Michelle and Barack Obama CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Congrats CocoGauff Michelle Obama wrote Your determination strength and grace throughout the French Open has inspired us all and manifested us what s workable Proud of you The former president added Congratulations to CocoGauff for an amazing championship at the French Open the first American singles champion at RolandGarros in a decade You make us all proud Gauff was locked in on the court but there were multiple American celebrities in the stands at Roland-Garros including director Spike Lee actor Dustin Hoffman Inside The NBA host Ernie Johnson and others Those in the tennis world were thrilled to see Gauff s tenacity and determination Congratulations to CocoGauff on her second Grand Slam women s singles title and her first singles title at RolandGarros tennis great Billie Jean King wrote on X Outstanding Even Carlos Alcaraz who will face Jannik Sinner in the men s singles final at Roland-Garros took the time to congratulate Gauff Multiple congrats CocoGauff he wrote on X Another tennis legend Martina Navratilova called Gauff s performance a great comeback and fight Even the Miami Dolphins and Miami Heat posted for Gauff s accomplishment She has heavy South Florida ties after growing up in Delray Beach As mentioned by several who congratulated her Gauff has two Grand Slam victories winning her first at the U S Open Gauff was ranked the No women s singles player entering this tournament and she leaves No with another trophy under her belt as the season continues Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter