Tennis-Sabalenka gracious in defeat after lessons from French Open


Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 10, 2025 Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka looks dejected as she leave the court after losing her semi final match against Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. REUTERS/Toby Melville

LONDON (Reuters) -Aryna Sabalenka said she did not want to "face that hate again" as she praised her Wimbledon conqueror Amanda Anisimova on Thursday - in stark contrast to her attitude following the French Open final when she was anything but complimentary about Coco Gauff.

A month ago Sabalenka said Gauff's Roland Garros triumph was less a result of the American's quality and more through the Belarusian's mistakes and even though she apologised soon after, she was given a rough ride in the court of social media.

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