Aryna Sabalenka admits, “I made a mistake.”

Aryna’s admission

Aryna Sabalenka, who had skipped press conferences for several days to preserve her serenity, which had been strained by questions related to the tragic situation in Ukraine, did not want to make excuses after her elimination from Roland Garros. “I made a mistake while I was serving for the match and she started to be more aggressive, she broke my rhythm and I got into trouble. No, the stress of the past few days is not to blame, although it is true that it was an emotionally demanding period with all these questions about politics,” the Belarusian said.

What is now going on is the 122nd edition of the French Open, one of the four tournaments that are part of the Grand Slam, the second in order of time after the Australian Open, which in 2023 was won by Serbia’s Novak Djokovic among the men and by Sabalenka herself among the women.

At the men’s level, the Roland Garros roll of honor sees Rafa Nadal widely in the lead: the Spaniard, who was forced to forfeit for this edition, has won 14 times, the last of which was just last year, defeating Norway’s Casper Ruud in the final with a score of 6-3, 6-3, 6-0. At 6 wins is the legendary Swede Bjorn Borg.