Aryna Sabalenka stirred controversy after losing to Coco Gauff in the French Open final on Saturday, stating in the post-match press conference that Iga Swiatek, who she beat in the semifinal, would have won the crown had she faced Gauff in the title game.

By Julien Pretot and Karolos Grohmann PARIS (Reuters) -World number one Aryna Sabalenka battled past four-times champion Iga Swiatek to reach her first French Open final with a 7-6(1) 4-6 6-0 win on Thursday that ended the Pole's reign in Paris and snapped her 26-game winning streak at the tournament.

Flecks of rust-colored clay dotted Aryna Sabalenka's back and caked her white shoes as she ripped big shot after big shot against Iga Swiatek on Thursday, the thud