Coco Gauff ready to change Wimbledon plans after winning French Open doubles title

Coco Gauff won the French Open doubles trophy with Katerina Siniakova.

Coco Gauff is changing her Wimbledon plans after forming a successful doubles pairing at the French Open. The 20-year-old usually plays with Jessica Pegula but has been forced to find other partners while Pegula was out injured.

She turned to former doubles No. 1 Katerina Siniakova two days before Roland Garros and they ended up lifting the trophy – Gauff’s first Grand Slam title in doubles.

Gauff wasn’t intending to enter the Wimbledon doubles draw but she has now changed her mind after being unable to play with a fellow American in Paris.

With the Olympics a few weeks away, Gauff is keen to fight for a medal in the women’s doubles draw. She had a successful partnership with fellow American Pegula, making it easy to get matches in together before the 2024 Games.

When Pegula got injured, Gauff found other players to team up with, including fellow American Taylor Townsend. But Townsend also hurt herself before the French Open and helped Gauff link up with Siniakova at the last minute.

Although it was the right decision as both women lifted the trophy together on Sunday, it meant that Gauff couldn’t prepare for the Olympics with another American player. As a result, she is set to change her Wimbledon plans.