French Open: 18-year-old Coco Gauff becomes youngest Grand Slam finalist after Maria Sharapova

18-year-old Coco Gauff became the youngest Tennis player in 18 years to make it to a Grand Slam final after she defeated Italy's Martina Trevisan in straight sets of 6-3, 6-1 in the French Open semifinals on Thursday. The American Teenager has fixed her date with Polish Tenis Player Iga Swiatek who has entered the finals of the clay-court event after defeating Daria Kasatkina in the semis. The current World no. 1 is on a 34-match winning streak.

The final which will be held on 4th June will also be Gauff's maiden Grand Slam final. Before her, Maria Sharapova was the youngest Tennis player to enter the Wimbledon finals where she also stunned Serena Williams to lift her first-ever Slam in 2004.

After reaching the finals, the sensational youngster also appealed for an end to gun violence in the United States. After the match ended, Gauff wrote on the camera lens, 'Please end gun violence'. A heart emoji followed her message.

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