Sabalenka initially attributed Gauff's win to her own mistakes and suggested that Iga Świątek would have defeated her had Świątek advanced to the final.

Sabalenka had bemoaned her 'terrible' play after the Roland Garros final, saying that Gauff kept hitting shots off the frame of her racket.

Following Coco Gauff's French Open win, Aryna Sabalenka said she thought Iga Świątek would've won the final had she advanced.