There are bigger things than losing - Coco Gauff inspires Sha'Carri Richardson on dealing with pressures of competing in finals

Newly crowned Roland Garros champion Coco Gauff is no stranger to playing and losing finals, but she has found a way to draw strength from it, which now serves as a source of motivation for sprint queen Sha'Carri Richardson.

The 21-year-old tennis star won her second career major title at the Roland Garros, defeating world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka in a three-set thriller of 6-7, 6-2, 6-4, to become the first American player to win a singles title at the French Open since Serena Williams (2015).

However, before her astonishing feat, Gauff in her semifinal post-match press conference, gave an inspirational view on what it takes to deal with the pressures of a Grand Slam final.

"Everyone is dealing with bigger things in life than losing a final. At first, I thought it'd be the end of the world if I lost. And you know, the sun still rose the next day. So knowing regardless of the result, the sun will still rise. Just knowing how big the moment seems in our lives is not as big in the grand scheme of things," she said.

Richardson will agree and draw inspiration from this by sharing on her Instagram story.

The track star, who is grieving the fourth anniversary of her mother's passing, has had a fair share of more wins than losses in major championship finals.

Richardson has been the fastest woman in the US on three different occasions (2021, 2022, and 2023), she's the reigning world 100m champion and has ended two consecutive seasons (2023 and 2024) with the world's fastest time.

Unfortunately, her recent loss came at the Paris Olympic Games last summer, where she lost the women's 100m gold medal to Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred as she settled for silver.

This year, Richardson succumbed to defeat in her season opener at the Seiko Grand Prix last month, but notwithstanding, she'll be gunning to make amends as the season progresses with the sole aim of defending her world title at the world championships in Tokyo in September.