Tennis-Gauff moves fast to ease Spike Lee's NBA pain


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 08 Jun 2025

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 7, 2025 Film director Spike Lee with his wife Tonya Lewis Lee are seen in the stands during the women's singles final between Coco Gauff of the U.S. and Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) -When Coco Gauff saw that Spike Lee was attending her French Open final against Aryna Sabalenka, she felt she could cheer up the American film director after the recent NBA heartbreak suffered by his beloved New York Knicks.

Gauff upset world number one Sabalenka 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4 on Saturday to win her second Grand Slam singles title.

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