Tennis-Gauff keen to end claycourt trophy drought ahead of French Open

Mar 25, 2024; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Coco Gauff (USA) reaches for a forehand against Caroline Garcia (FRA) (not pictured) on day eight of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports/ File Photo

(Reuters) - World number three Coco Gauff is full of optimism heading into the claycourt season as she targets a first French Open crown but the American said her immediate focus was on ending her trophy drought on the surface over the coming weeks.

Gauff last won a title on clay at the Emilia-Romagna Open in 2021, a year before losing in the Roland Garros final to Iga Swiatek.