American star Coco Gauff said she will take lessons from her previous Grand Slam finals and put her best foot forward when she faces Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday’s blockbuster French Open title clash in Paris .

Gauff, the second seed at this year’s tournament, reached the French Open final for the second time after ending French wild card Lois Boisson’s fairytale run with a 6-1, 6-2 semifinal victory on Thursday.

The 21-year-old American last played at the French Open final in 2022, losing to Iga Swiatek in straight sets. The following year, Gauff won the U.S. Open, her first and only major title so far, after beating Sabalenka in the final in three sets.

Gauff and top-ranked Sabalenka have played four times since then, each winning twice, and Saturday’s championship will be their 11th career meeting.

“My first final here, I was super nervous, and I kind of wrote myself off before the match even happened,” Gauff said after the semifinal. Obviously, here I have a lot more confidence just from playing a Grand Slam final before and doing well in one.

“Yeah, I think going into Saturday, I’ll just give it my best shot and try to be as calm and relaxed as possible. Whatever happens, happens, and knowing that I put the best effort forward.”

After her appearance in the 2022 French Open final, Gauff is now the fourth player from America to claim multiple women’s singles finals at Roland Garros in the Open Era, as she joins the iconic trio of Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams.