'We're Good, We're Friends': Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka Patch Things Up After French Open Controversy

Last Updated:June 30, 2025, 10:54 IST

Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka reconciled after Sabalenka's controversial comments. Gauff moved past the incident, emphasizing positivity. Both now focus on Wimbledon.

Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka at Wimbledon (X)

It’s all water under the bridge for Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka, who have seemingly patched up their relationship after this month’s French Open final.

Now, as Wimbledon is about to start, Gauff is hoping everyone else can also forget what the top-ranked Sabalenka said in the wake of her loss to the American at Roland-Garros.

Sabalenka’s comments right after the French Open final stirred up quite the controversy.

The World No.1 basically stated in the post-match conference that Gauff “won the match not because she played incredible, just because I made all of those mistakes from … easy balls," seemingly denying any credit for the young American.

Gauff did acknowledge that she was initially tempted to hit back publicly at Sabalenka, but chose to let the past be the past.

“I preach love, I preach light," Gauff said. “I just want us to be Kumbaya, live happily, hakuna matata, and be happy here."

The Belarusian later wrote to apologize to Gauff and said her comments were “unprofessional," but not before she faced some major backlash from fans and pundits — especially in the United States.

Gauff, who chose to be the bigger person here, has stated that she aims to put this episode behind them and move forward.

“I’m not the person who will fuel hate in the world," said Gauff, who opens her Wimbledon campaign against Dayana Yastremska on Tuesday.

Gauff even defended Sabalenka after the unbridled hatred the Belarusian was subjected to since the incident.

“I think people were taking it too far. … It was just really targeting and saying a lot of things that I felt were not nice. I didn’t want to fuel that more."

Sabalenka, who faces Carson Branstine on No. 1 Court on Monday, said she hopes the TikTok video shows that all is well between the two.

“We are good, we are friends," the three-time major winner said. “I hope the U.S. media can be easy on me right now."

Sabalenka reiterated that she never meant to offend Gauff.

“I was just completely upset with myself, and emotions got over me," she said. “I just completely lost it."

Siddarth Sriram

After training in the field of broadcast media, Siddarth, as a sub-editor for News18 Sports, currently dabbles in putting together stories, from across a plethora of sports, onto a digital canvas. His long-term...Read More

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