Overview

• Aryna Sabalenka publicly apologized for her post-match comments after committing 70 unforced errors in the French Open final loss to Coco Gauff, calling her remarks emotional and unwise.
• The top-seeded Sabalenka returned to grass courts this week, conducting recorded drills and even testing her shot against a phone during practice.
• She enters the Berlin Open with a first-round bye and will face either Sofia Kenin or Rebeka Masarova next, with a potential quarterfinal rematch against Gauff on the horizon.
• On his Served with Andy Roddick podcast, the former US Open champion labeled Sabalenka a clear favorite for Wimbledon, highlighting her two previous semifinal runs at the All England Club.
• Coco Gauff has accepted Sabalenka’s apology as an honest response to a tense day, allowing the controversy over her French Open comments to subside.