She was very affected and didn't have time to process," Saville comes to Sabalenka's defense after Roland-Garros final

Le 12/06/2025 à 22h23 par Jules Hypolite

Aryna Sabalenka made headlines following her defeat in the Roland-Garros final and her comments directed at Coco Gauff. The player briefly addressed the situation on her social media before flying to Greece for a short vacation.

In the latest episode of the podcast produced by the Australian Open, world No. 129 Daria Saville defended Sabalenka:

"There was a lot of talk about this on social media, many opinions. I think she was deeply affected and didn’t have time to process. I’ve been in situations where I was frustrated after a match and had to go straight to a press conference.

She was very emotional on the court after the match and just expressed how she felt. I don’t think she could have seen things differently at that moment. She was genuinely hurt. I don’t know if rewatching the match would have changed her perspective.

Sabalenka, Aryna [1]

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Gauff, Cori [2]

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Aryna Sabalenka

1e, 11010 points

Daria Saville

160e, 450 points

Seville should not excuse poor sportsmanship. Sabalenka was downright awful.

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Professional athletes are expected to act like professionals. And a big part of that is not being a poor sport. I fully understand Sabalenka's emotions, you're the number one player in the world and you just gifted your opponent the trophy because you choked big time ... who wouldn't be upset with their self. But that's beside the point. The expectation, especially of a professional, is to be gracious in defeat. Oh, and nobody likes a sore loser ... and sponsors want to pay you based on the number of fans you draw. So if it helps, think about it in terms of money.

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