A war of words broke out between the French Open champions and runners-up, Saba: If the stockings beat me, they will definitely win her in the final

World No. 1 Sabalenka's remarks at the post-match press conference once again sparked heated discussions among fans, and many netizens even named the Belarusian star "can't afford to lose".

As the best player in this year's clay warm-up tournament, Sabalenka went to the French Open with one championship and one runner-up in the warm-up match, aiming for the women's singles championship. After easily passing the first few rounds, Sabalenka, who came to the quarterfinals, defeated China's first sister Zheng Qinwen in the quarterfinals, and eliminated the defending champion Swiatek in the semifinals in three sets, and successfully advanced to the women's singles final. Before this final, the outside world was more optimistic about Sabalenka, because whether it was the promotion process or the competitive state, the world No. 1 was better!

However, when it came to the final, the world No. 1 was overwhelmed! In the first set, after dropping two consecutive serve games to win the set and being dragged into a tie-break, Sabalenka escaped a desperate situation of falling behind 3-5 and won four points in a row to take the next set. However, the victory in the first set seemed to drain the world No. 1 of all his energy, and from the second set, Sabalenka's fitness dropped rapidly, and her mistakes proliferated as well, and she finally surrendered the second set with ease. The deciding set was almost a replica of the second, with Sabalenka suffering an early break and falling 3-1 down, and although she then broke back-to-back to tie the score, she lost four points in a row in the crucial seventh game and was completely ruined. In the end, as Gauff held serve in the winning game, Sabalenka was reversed 1-2 and missed the women's singles championship!

After losing the women's singles final, Sabalenka cried at the medal ceremony, and the defeat of two consecutive Grand Slam finals caused a huge psychological blow to the strong woman who was "strong on the outside and soft on the inside".

After the match, she reviewed the Women's Singles final, but she didn't think Gauff had played well, but instead thought she had serious psychological problems.

Sabalenka said, "It's really windy today. And I think I was a little too emotional, and I wasn't in a good mental state today, and that's basically it, I made too many unforced mistakes. I don't know the exact numbers, I'll have to look it up, but I don't think she won because she played incredible, just because I made too many mistakes, and if you look at it from a bystander's point of view, you'll see that I missed some of the easier balls. ”

The world number one was even more scathing, believing that if Swiatek, who lost to her in the semi-finals, had played this match, the result would have been completely different.

"I've been playing against strong players like Olympic champions Zheng Qinwen and Swiatek for the past two weeks. If Swiatek had beaten me in the semi-finals, I think she would have won in the finals today. This defeat was just too painful. I've been playing really well, but to play like that in the last game is really hurting. ”

In this regard, some netizens commented, "As the world's No. 1, such a statement is too undignified, which is obviously disrespectful to Gauff!" Some netizens said, "Obviously, Sabalenka broke the defense!" The fundamental reason for breaking the defense is that he lost a game that was originally won because of his own reasons! ”

And Gauff, who won the championship, obviously did not agree with this statement. "I certainly don't mean to disparage Swiatek, but the last time I played her was in straight sets. I don't think it's fair to say that, anything can happen. ”

In the eyes of the American, Sabalenka is indeed the favorite in the eyes of many, despite her performances over the past few weeks. However, if you look at the draw, it is obvious that the opponent you are facing is the most difficult to deal with, which is also a problem that no one can avoid.

Gauff said, "Whoever my opponent is, I think I have a good chance of winning, and I definitely have that belief. If you ask me who I would most like to fight against, I'd say Swiatek. It's just because I think Sabalenka has been doing so well lately. Clearly, Swiatek is also a tough opponent. Truth be told, neither of them is an easy opponent to deal with. But that's how it turned out, and that's why I'm sitting here today. ”(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)