French Open: Coco Gauff discusses new attitude as she prepares for Roland Garros semi-finals

When Coco Gauff was asked about her new attitude to tennis, her answer made the Philippe-Chatrier crowd go crazy.

Enjoy life. She said that she is a great person even if her career is bad.

That is a message for all the young players out there that your results, your job or how much money you make doesn't define you as a person.

It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks if you love yourself.

Gauff reached the fourth round at Wimbledon as a 15-year-old, but this attitude has taken her to her first Grand Slam semi-final.

The American will face the Italian on Thursday for a spot in the final.

Gauff said that he fell into the trap of believing that he was the next Serena after joining the tour.

It is important that you have high hopes for yourself, but at the same time it is important to be in reality.

I am enjoying the moment and the situation.

At Wimbledon, Gauff stunned Venus Williams in her first main draw appearance at a Slam.

During her run at SW19, she attracted the attention of former First Lady Obama, but she was defeated by Simona Halep. After her performances, Halep predicted that Gauff would be in the top 10.

Gauff has enjoyed a gradual ascension through the rankings since winning the US Open, while Emma Raducanu has had an up-and-down season since winning the US Open.

She ended the year inside the top 100 after winning her maiden title.

Gauff broke into the top 20 a year later after defeating Naomi Osaka in the fourth round of the Australian Open.

Gauff graduated high school in between tennis tournaments, something she described as tougher than her French Open run.

Gauff said that he was rooting for the younger ones because he knew them better than the older ones.

LeylahFernandez, CarlosAlcaraz, EmmaRaducanu, and all of us will be a great generation of tennis that transitions into now.

Gauff reached the French Open quarter-finals last year and has gone a step further this year thanks to a dominant win over her fellow countrywoman.

Her opponent in the semi-finals, Italy's Trevisan, reached the quarter-finals at the same event in 2020.

After receiving treatment for an eating disorder, Trevisan spent four years away from tennis.

When her father was diagnosed with a disease, she had to be educated to eat and closed herself in.

In the build-up to the French Open, she won her first title on the Morocco clay and beat the US Open runner-up to reach the last four.

She faces a tough task against Gauff, who is the youngest Slam semi-finalist since the then 17-year-old.

Gauff is a formidable opponent and gives her a good chance of following in the footsteps of world number one and tournament favourite Iga Swiatek by becoming a Roland Garros champion as a teenager.