Tennis
Aryna Sabalenka has said she “absolutely regrets” the “completely unprofessional” comments she made after losing the French Open final to Coco Gauff, adding that she has apologized to the American.
In her on-court interview and post-match news conference, Sabalenka, the world No. 1, repeatedly described her own performance as “terrible” and referred to the “terrible conditions,” on court, particularly the strong wind. She claimed that Gauff, the world No. 2, had gotten lucky with shots that she had mishit but that landed in.
“She was hitting the ball from the frame. Somehow, magically, the ball lands in the court,” Sabalenka said.
“It felt like a joke, like somebody from above was just staying there laughing, like, ‘Let’s see if you can handle this.’
