American rising star Gauff revealed that the 2025 French Open championship trophy could not be taken home, and only a mini version was obtained

The 21-year-old shared with fans on social media that American Gauff won the women's singles title at the 2025 French Open, and that players can't actually take the trophy home, and that they have to return to the tournament after being photographed on the court and on the media tour, and that there is only a mini version of her home, and Gauff admits that "it's really small." ”

Gauff compares the French Open trophy with the miniature version she owns

The French Open trophy cannot be taken home. Gauff shared in the video, "I just won the French Open, and you can see the trophy – the one we take for pictures, interviews with the media, and other things. "But we can't take it home, the trophy will stay at the Games, and now I'm going to show you the one we brought home." ”

Gauff: "It's like a miniature replica of a trophy...... It's really small."

Gauff: "It's like a miniature replica of a trophy...... It's so small", says Gauff to prove how small the miniature trophy is, then grabs a bottle of mineral water Perrier and a glass next to it, the trophy is only a little bigger than the bottle, and she laughs, "It's a trophy, it's that small".

Even if the trophy is just a small one, Gauff doesn't mind at all, "It's really beautiful, it's like a miniature version of the real trophy, this is the one I brought home", and she thinks, "That memory is the most important thing." ”