American tennis star Coco Gauff, 21, is fresh off her first French Open win, defeating world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the finals on Saturday, June 7. Gauff's victory marked the first time in a decade that an American had won the French Open. However, Gauff's moment of celebration was short-lived after Sabalenka made some shocking comments to the media following her loss.
"I think she won the match not because she played incredible," said Sabalenka. "Just because I made all of those mistakes, if you look from the outside, from kind of easy balls."
Although Sabalenka later retracted some of her comments, praising Gauff for how she "played with poise and purpose."
The original comments had already been aired out, and Gauff was certainly taken aback by her statements.
Tennis News: Coco Gauff's French Open title came with a trophy she wasn't expecting
