Gauff Reflects on Spike Lees Presence at the French Open Final: The Knicks May Not Have Won, But I Gave Him a Reason to Celebrate

The 2025 French Open champion, American Coco Gauff, shared her feelings about having filmmaker Spike Lee in the audience.

“I spotted him at my matches during the US Open. At the final, while warming up, the camera caught him in the gym, and I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, Spike Lee is here.’ When I saw him on the court, I told myself, ‘If I win this match, the first person I’m going to shake hands with is Spike Lee.’ As soon as I won, I dropped to the ground and immediately went over to him.

And yes, I wanted to tell him that even though the Knicks didn’t win (Spike Lee is a fan of the New York Knicks, who failed to reach the NBA Finals this season — note from «Championship»), I still gave him something to cheer about,” Gauff said to TNT Sports.

Coco Gauff triumphed in the 2025 French Open final, defeating Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka (6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-4), marking her second Grand Slam title in her career.