It’s been nearly three months since that bitter controversy first erupted after Aryna Sabalenka let her emotions flow following the heartbreaking French Open loss against Coco Gauff. The World No.1, being extremely dejected with herself and the result in the final, couldn’t help but take a jab at her rival. “ I think she won the match not because she played incredible, but because I made all those mistakes. ” What followed was a constant backlash against her competing spirit. The Belarusian faced criticism for not accepting that Gauff was simply better than her on Court Philippe-Chatrier. The three-time slam winner, however, did realize her mistake eventually, and she has made her lessons evident once again as yet another slam final awaits her in New York.

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