CoCo Guaff reveals she was involved in 'mini' car wreck during trip to French Open match

American tennis prima Coco Gauff’s travel to Roland Garros for her French Open opener took a frightening turn.

"We sewage successful a mini car mishap connected my measurement to nan tract today," Gauff told TNT Sports connected Tuesday pinch a laughter aft defeating chap American Taylor Townsend successful nan opening information successful Paris.

Gauff continued recounting nan hectic travel to Roland Garros, saying, "We ran into a pole. You could consciousness nan impact. I spilled my juice each complete nan car."

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Coco Gauff of nan United States smiles during a believe convention earlier nan 2026 French Open astatine Roland Garros successful Paris connected May 23, 2026. (Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

Gauff yet had to find replacement proscription to make it to Roland Garros. Once she safely arrived connected nan iconic reddish clay, she precocious to nan 2nd information pinch a straight-sets triumph complete Townsend, 6-4, 6-0, to group up a Thursday matchup pinch Egypt’s Mayar Sherif.

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"The car was not drivable. So we ended up taking a taxi," Gauff added.

US Coco Gauff plays a forehand return to US Taylor Townsend during their women's singles lucifer connected time 3 of nan French Open astatine Court Philippe-Chatrier successful Paris connected May 26, 2026. (Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images)

Gauff started her lucifer earlier than expected erstwhile location was a status successful different lucifer connected Court Philippe-Chatrier.

"And past correct earlier I went onto court, my dress sewage stuck, truthful my physio was successful nan bath trying to thief maine return it off," Gauff said. "It was an eventful day. But I consciousness for illustration whenever that happens, it lets you not deliberation astir nan lucifer excessively much. I'm conscionable happy to beryllium present successful 1 piece."

Coco Gauff hits a backhand return to Taylor Townsend during their women's singles lucifer connected time 3 of nan French Open astatine Court Philippe-Chatrier successful Paris connected May 26, 2026. (Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP)

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Gauff defeated Aryna Sabalenka successful past year’s French Open last to seizure nan 2nd Grand Slam title of her career. She won her first astatine nan 2023 U.S. Open successful New York.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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