In the US Open final, Aryna Sabalenka lost terribly to Coco Gauff. She had a great chance to win her second Grand Slam title, but under pressure, after dominating the opening set, she was unable to control her emotions and fell to the 19-year-old.
Throughout the match, Sabalenka committed a number of unforced errors that made it abundantly evident that she was under pressure. She might have been so anxious for a variety of reasons, including the frequent shouts from the US crowd during the game.
But after the match ended, she started crying, and the fans applauded her during the on-court interview. The Belarusian was not reluctant to joke around at the time. She said jokingly: “You guys could’ve supported like this during the match.”
While discussing her family in the on-court interview, Sabalenka was unable to control her tears and said: “I just want to send a lot of love to my family. They have been awake and watching. Sorry for this result.”
Aryna Sabalenka is choked up in tears when talking about her family:
“I just want to send a lot of love to my family.. sorry for this result.” 🥹❤️ pic.twitter.com/rXoLOPxsas
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) September 9, 2023
Aryna Sabalenka after losing to Coco Gauff
“You guys could’ve supported like this during the match” 😂 pic.twitter.com/e6AHtPYDAY
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) September 9, 2023
Aryna Sabalenka in 2023
LLWWWWWWWL Ranked no.1, Aryna played her last match on the 9th of September when she lost to world no.3 Cori Gauff 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the final of the U.S. Open (draw).
Presently, during this year the Belarussian owns an overall 50-11 win-loss record. The Belarussian conquered 3 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open and Madrid. Sabalenka got to the final in Indian Wells, Stuttgart and U.S. Open.
Coco Gauff in 2023
WWLWWLWWWW Now ranked no.3 (career-high), Coco played her last match on the 9th of September when she overcame world no.1 Aryna Sabalenka 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the final of the U.S. Open to win her 6th career title.
This season Coco has achieved an overall 45-13 match record. The American clinched 4 titles in 2023 in Auckland, Washington, Cincinnati and U.S. Open.
Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff fought against each other 6 times. Their actual head to head record is 4-2 for Gauff. Before, the last time they fought against each other, Coco Gauff won 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the final in New York (U.S. Open) on the 9th of September 2023.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
