French Open 2024: Coco Gauff set to become World No. 2 after Aryna Sabalenka's shocking exit in quarter-finals

Tennis star Coco Gauff is set to become the new World No. 2, marking yet another major milestone in her young career after Aryna Sabalenka lost in the quarterfinal of the game. The stunning result of their quarterfinal encounter witnessed Sabalenka knocked out by the teenage Mirra Andreeva.

The American has been increasing her pace of success despite a few setbacks along the way. Meanwhile, Gauff's performances and results have shown remarkable consistency; she has made it to the final rounds of nearly every event she took part in including this year's Australian and French Open semifinals.

The American has won more points for making it to the Final Four in Paris this year compared to her elimination in the quarterfinals last year. Meanwhile, Coco Gauff gave a warning to Iga Swatek ahead of the French Open 2024. The match between Gauff and Swiatek will take place on Thursday, June 6, at Philippe Chatrier. Swiatek had a commanding 10-1 edge; their 12th meeting on the court will be this one in their head-to-head matchup.

I’m going to go into the match with a lot of belief that I can: Coco Gauff

"I'm just going in it with confidence. When I played her in Cincinnati, I didn’t go into the match thinking, 'Oh I've never beaten her before, never taken a set off of her. I can't think about past players, you know, Potapova isn’t me, I’m not Vondrousova, maybe I could lose with the same score, maybe not. I'm just gonna go in and just try to win. I've nothing to lose, all the pressure's on her," Coco Gauff said.

"I have to find a better way to play her than the last time I played on clay because I've obviously been unsuccessful the last couple of times we played. I’ll just have to go back and watch and try to find what I have to do. But I’m going to go into the match with a lot of belief that I can," she added further.