Aryna Sabalenka got herself into trouble with comments she made following her loss to Coco Gauff in the final of the French Open this past month. Sabalenka said she thought Gauff had won "not because she played incredible" but because of her own mistakes, then went on to add that five-time major winner Iga Swiatek, whom Sabalenka had defeated in the Roland Garros semifinal, would have went on to defeat Gauff had they played instead.
The comments were not well-received, particularly by Gauff herself. Sabalenka eventually walked them back with a statement a day later, making it clear that she believed Gauff had deserved to win.
