Aryna Sabalenka claimed that Iga Swiatek would have beaten Coco Gauff in the final and claimed that the American was ‘framing’ balls in their final.
Gauff came from behind to defeat Sabalenka in three sets, before the Belarusian took aim at her own play during a press conference.
She said: “Like I think Iga – if Iga would [have] won [against me] another day, I think she would go out today and she would get the win. It just hurts. Honestly hurts. I’ve been playing really well, and then in the last match, go out there and perform like I did, that’s hurt.
“She was hitting the ball from the frame. Somehow magically the ball lands in the court. It felt like a joke, honestly, like somebody from above was there laughing, like, ‘let’s see if you can handle this’.
“I think she won the match not because she played incredible, just because I made all of those mistakes.”