Coco Gauff Focuses at French Open Thanks to Breathing Exercises and Kobe Bryant’s Example

Coco Gauff of the United States plays a shot against Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska during their third round match of the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on May 31, 2024. Christophe Ena/AP Photo

PARIS—When Coco Gauff’s opponent at the French Open on Friday, 30th-seeded Dayana Yastremska, returned to the locker room in Court Philippe Chatrier, she pulled out her phone to study video clips of her 6–2, 6–4 loss to the American.

“I just was really curious what I did wrong,” explained Yastremska, a semifinalist at the Australian Open in January.