Richard Pagliaro | @tennis_now | Saturday, June 7, 2025
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Tears flowed down her cheeks Aryna Sabalenka Try to understand the emotional wreckage.
The world’s top two women in 12 years, second in France’s first open final Coco Gofu It’s too difficult for today’s tightening time to be Sabalenka’s first place.
elasticity Coco Gofu Strike Aryna Sabalenka Pure Power scored a 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 comeback with a pure balance, winning the Roland Garros title of her virgin in the thriller.
After that, the best players in the world called it the worst final.
Sabalenka then told the media in Paris. “The conditions are bad, and she’s better than me under these conditions. I think it’s the worst final I’ve ever played.”
Sabalenka competed in the third straight major final, falling to 3-3 in the Grand Slam Championship.
The 21-year-old Gauff’s match against Sabalenka was improved to 6-5, showing that she wasn’t afraid of the power of the Belarusians and exuded a love for a good fight, rather than being bothered by the battle when it was tense.
After the opening decisive game, Sabalenka played most of the matches on multiple fronts.
The top seed tried to tame her drive in the wind, sometimes 25 mph, piercing the fast-speed defense and tricks, making the opponent hit another ball and soothe the volcanic temper that emanates from the dirt when her dreams radiate.
Despite all the drama and self-sabotage, Sabalenka still hit Sabalenka 1-3 on the decision makers, getting a breakout point in the final game, then Goff drew two final mistakes to end a sometimes sloppy but continued in two hours for the final, 38 minutes.
The No. 1 seed says that sometimes she feels the tennis universe joking on her jokes, and Gauff’s run retrieval turns Sabalenka’s destructive drive into a punch line.
“I mean, sometimes, sometimes it feels like she hit the ball from the frame,” Sabalenka said. “In a way, the ball magically landed on the court, like a hind foot.
Honestly, it feels like a joke, like the guy above is just laughing there, like, let’s see if you can handle this. I can’t today.
Many will slam Sabalenka for her post-match remarks, but it is equally important to take some perspective.
The adrenaline in this battle is still in her blood vessels as Sabalenka walks into the post-match press. In retrospect, she would probably have had a wiser break before meeting with the media. It was Sabalenka’s second consecutive loss to the underdog’s American opponent to the underdog’s after frustration at Madison Keys’ epic Australian Open final.
In an inspiring AO showdown match, a brave key beat two-time defending champion Sabalenka Sabalenka 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 to upgrade to the amazing Slugfest on Rod Laver Arena.
The 19th seed key drilled a diagonal forehand champion since Serena Williams eliminated Victoria Azarenka in the 2012 U.S. Open final, ending the first women’s main final, entering the Decider’s 5 strokes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwq24xrtz0q
As a result, Sabalenka was favored in the last two major finals, but fell in dismay.
If Sabalenka has ever reviewed the replay of this game, she will see areas of progress in tactics, emotions and competition.
When the pressure occurs, Sabalenka tries to fix it by squeezing shots from close range, especially on her drives along the line. Instead, she spread out 70 non-compulsory mistakes.
You can’t blame Sabalenka for her weaker forehand wing against Gauff, a common strategy, the world knows that Delray Beach Beach was born with one of the most destructive two-handed backhands in the game, but it’s almost exclusively for the forehand on Deuce Court, Belarusian played Gauff in that striker’s ghoff, which was rewarded in that front. If you telegraphed her throughout the game and she was ranked No. 2 in the world, what do you think would happen?
The U.S. Open champion is a worthwhile world No. 1, but Goff is clearly a more constituent competitor who satisfies every challenge she can solve, while Sabalenka grunts, screams, and sometimes crys on the box, looking a little like a panicked competitor who struggles on the salmon stage, not on the salmon stage, rather than the world’s top player.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATZ_RR2CBF8
This loss will last for a long time.
A frustrating Sabalenka says she will treat pain with magic pills: tequila and gummy bears.
“I already have a flight booked to mykonos and alcohol, sugar,” Sabalenka said. “It only takes a few days to completely forget about this crazy world and this crazy world – if I swear, I swear now, but the crazy things that happened today…
“Tequila, Gummy Bear, I don’t know how many days to swim, like a tourist.”
